ICE Memo Expands Home Entrances in Deportation Cases Without Judicial Warrants

An internal May 2025 ICE memo shows agents may arrest and detain people at their homes using an administrative warrant (Form I-205) when there is a final removal order, a shift from prior practice that required a judicial warrant; the document says knock‑and‑announce is required and that this approach is legally permissible, while critics and whistleblowers warn it undermines Fourth Amendment protections and was rolled out in a secretive, limited fashion.