ICE Agents Ordered to Use Judicial Warrants for Home Raids

4 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Law · Apr 23

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been instructed to stop entering homes without judicial warrants.
The verbal directive marks a shift away from aggressive enforcement, following Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s pledge to lower the agency’s public profile.
Civil rights groups have long argued warrantless home entries violate the Fourth Amendment, and formal written guidance has yet to be issued.

Will verbal orders alone permanently alter the tactics of thousands of on-the-ground immigration agents?

As physical enforcement is scaled back, is DHS expanding its use of digital surveillance technology?

How can reduced agent training and this new, more nuanced enforcement policy coexist effectively?

Will cities that limit cooperation on immigration warrants lose state funding for public safety?

Is this policy shift a lasting reform or a temporary strategy to reduce public scrutiny?

How does the government's purchase of private data legally bypass constitutional search warrant requirements?