(Adnkronos) – With a memo dated May 12, 2025, the interim head of ICE ordered anti-immigrant police agents, who have become the armed wing of Donald Trump’s deportation campaign, to enter homes even without the necessary judicial warrant. This is revealed by Whistleblower Aid, a group that provides assistance to employees who expose illicit, unethical, or harmful behavior, such as the two federal employees who disseminated this document which, activists claim, violates constitutional protections against unauthorized searches and seizures.
The memo states that to forcibly enter a private residence, an administrative warrant, Form I-205, signed by an immigration official, is sufficient, but only after a judge has issued the final order for arrest and deportation. “The Department of Security’s new policy to allow arrests in a home without a judicial warrant or consent is a complete violation of the law and the Fourth Amendment,” states Whistleblower Aid, concluding that the administrative warrant “does not authorize entry into homes,” as also established by the Homeland Security training manual.
“Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy that authorizes ICE to kick down your door and raid your home; this is legally and morally a horrendous policy that shows what dangerous and shameful abuses America is witnessing,” declared Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, explaining that the memo was not formally distributed but handed out by team supervisors. The Department of Homeland Security stated that every “illegal alien” who was presented with an administrative warrant had received “full due process,” or they acted based on “probable cause.”
