1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

I am writing as a Pennsylvania constituent to urge immediate congressional action in response to newly reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies that authorize officers to enter private homes without a judge-signed warrant. This is not a gray area. Under the Fourth Amendment, warrantless entry into a home is unconstitutional unless there is consent or narrowly defined exigent circumstances. Administrative immigration warrants do not satisfy this requirement. Any policy that allows federal agents to enter a residence without judicial authorization is unconstitutional — regardless of who the agents are targeting. This issue affects everyone. When the government asserts the power to enter homes without a judge’s approval, constitutional protections are weakened for all Americans. Once that line is crossed for one group, it does not stop there. History shows that erosions of civil liberties expand, not contract, especially when normalized through internal agency policy rather than law. Pennsylvania’s communities — rural and urban alike — include citizens, immigrants, mixed-status families, and people who simply expect that their home remains a protected space. Policies that permit unconstitutional home entries create fear, undermine trust in law enforcement, and place both residents and officers in legally perilous situations. This harm is already occurring. Public reports describe ICE officers entering homes without court-issued warrants and detaining individuals under circumstances that do not meet constitutional standards. No internal memo can override the Constitution. Allowing executive agencies to bypass the judiciary strips away one of the most basic safeguards against government abuse. This is an urgent moment. Congress cannot wait for courts to clean up damage that is actively being done. Immediate oversight, public accountability, and legislative clarification are required to reaffirm that judicial warrants are mandatory for home entry. If the Constitution does not protect the home, it protects nothing. I urge you to act now to stop this unconstitutional practice and defend the rights of all Pennsylvanians.