Federal judge orders ICE to end 'knock and talk' arrests of immigrants in Southern California

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U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II says that the practice of arresting immigrants at their homes without a judicial warrant is unconstitutional.

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a tactic used by federal immigration agents in Southern California to arrest people in their homes without a judicial warrant is unconstitutional and must end. The judgment — issued Wednesday against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency — involves so-called knock and talk practices. ICE didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Four examples listed in the order — occurring between 2017 and 2020 — illustrate instances in which immigration agents entered constitutionally protected areas around a person's home, such as their porch, patio or backyard, to make contact for an arrest. Advocates said the practice has continued since then in Los Angeles and across the country. U.S. District Judge Otis D.

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