Immigration Officers Enter Homes without Judicial Warrants

Kevin R. Johnson

22 Jan 2026 — 1 min read

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says

Federal immigration officers are claiming the authority 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. Read more.

FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement in response to the Associated Press story:

“Today, a secret ICE memo released by a whistleblower revealed a flagrantly illegal, unconstitutional policy that directs ICE agents to enter private homes without a judicial warrant. This is a mass violation of basic due process, privacy and constitutional rights by law enforcement.

“The Constitution applies to immigrants and citizens. The first thing to do when you’re in a hole is to stop digging. In this case, that means not voting to further increase funding for more ICE beds that will jail the very people arrested by these clearly unlawful, unconstitutional warrantless home raids.”

Immigration Officers Enter Homes without Judicial Warrants

Kevin R. Johnson

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