May 16, 2024
A California federal court has struck down U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's policy of entering immigrants' private property without authorization for arrest, ruling that the practice violated the immigrants' Fourth Amendment protections against unlawful seizure.
February 08, 2023
A California federal judge certified two classes of immigrants in their suit claiming they allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into their homes only because the agents posed as police officers, which they allege is unconstitutional.
April 26, 2021
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed allegations of false imprisonment and negligence in a proposed class action accusing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents of impersonating police to make arrests without judicial warrants, but left Fourth Amendment violation claims intact.
April 17, 2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have taken to pretending to be police officers to trick people into opening their doors and letting them into their homes without judicial warrants, an illegal tactic that undermines trust in the real police, the American Civil Liberties Union said.