Common tactic to arrest illegal immigrants ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

A federal judge ruled that a common tactic used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright ruled last week that ICE’s 'knock and talk' practice of arresting illegal immigrants at their home must end, a victory for migrant rights activists who argued that agents rarely obtained warrants and instead began to rely on migrants voluntarily answering the door.

Wright’s decision noted that agents would be allowed to enter generally protected areas if their reason for being there really was to talk, but argued they are prohibited from using the tactic 'without a judicial warrant with the intent to arrest the occupant.' 'The more accurate title,' Wright wrote, 'would be 'knock and arrests.

Everyone should feel safe in their own home, regardless of immigration status. Because ICE never has judicial warrants, they primarily rely on ‘knock and talks’ to conduct home arrests,' Stephanie Padilla, staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California, said in a press release. 'This order should significantly curtail ICE’s unconstitutional home arrest practices.' ICE’s Los Angeles field office did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.

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