ICE can enter homes without warrant, AP says
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The reported memo authorizing ICE agents to enter homes without a judge’s warrant is being criticized by civil rights experts and activists.
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling on when police may enter a home without a warrant, holding that officers can go inside if they have an “objectively reason
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may now have authorization to force entry into a suspect's home without a judge's search warrant, AP reports.
Montana officials defended the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.
In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed that law enforcement officers had probable cause to enter a Montana man’s home without a warrant. The Court wrote that probable cause does not only apply to criminal activity,
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that police do not need probable cause to execute a warantless search of a home when there is an "objectively reasonable basis" to suspect that someone need's emergency aid.
An internal U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement memo from a whistleblower and obtained by the Associated Press that authorizes officers to enter homes without judicial warrants is raising concerns among legal scholars who say the policy is a clear violation of the Constitution.