Ex-judge warns ICE's warrantless home raids threaten Fourth Amendment protections
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A Conversation US interview with former federal judge John E. Jones III explains that ICE's policy permitting entry into homes without a judicial warrant — effectively an administrative warrant — undermines the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. The piece contrasts administrative with judicial warrants, notes how Fourth Amendment protections have grown with technology, and warns that such raids could lead to arrests that are illegal in principle, with limited avenues for remedy for those affected.
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- ICE says its officers can forcibly enter homes during immigration operations without judicial warrants: 2025 memo NBC News
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