Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.

The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal, a move that advocates say collides with Fourth Amendment protections and upends years of advice given to immigrant communities.

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    22 days ago

    Sounds like a fine way to end up eating a buckshot sandwich, but I’m not one to interrupt my enemy while they’re making a mistake.

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      21 days ago

      Buckshot in one barrel, slugs in the other. Some of these stupid assholes might be wearing plates that didn’t come from Temu.