Immigration Officers Assert Sweeping Power to Enter Homes Without a Judge’s Warrant, Memo Says

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Original Load Date Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/21/immigration-officers-assert-sweeping-power-enter-homes-without-judge-s-warrant-memo-says

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power 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 respe...