Federal law gives immigration agents the authority to arrest and detain people believed to have violated immigration law. But everyone — including immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally — is protected against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment.

Federal immigration officers are now asserting new authority to forcibly enter homes without a warrant signed by a judge, despite a federal judge ruling such conduct unconstitutional after a family's home was broken into with only an administrative warrant.

As the Trump administration expands ICE operations nationwide, legal experts warn that door-to-door immigration enforcement faces strict Fourth Amendment limits on searches and home entry.

Immigration officers may enter homes without judicial approval, raising alarms over Americans’ constitutional rights.

Whistleblowers exposed a secret DHS and ICE memo revealing the agencies' position that agents can enter homes without a warrant signed by a judge. The post Constitutional law expert draws alarming conclusions about 'likely wrong' secret ICE memo brought to light by Trump admin whistleblowers first appeared on Law & Crime.

Most concerning is that they can requisition these data without ever having to get a probable cause-based warrant, as normally required by the Fourth Amendment