1. United States
2. Ala.
3. Letter

I am writing as your constituent to express my outrage at the recently revealed ICE policy authorizing agents to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judicial warrant. An internal memo reportedly tells ICE agents they may break into a residence using only an internal “administrative” warrant when a person has a final order of removal, bypassing any judge or magistrate. The Fourth Amendment clearly protects people in their homes from unreasonable searches and seizures, and except in emergencies it has always meant that the government needs consent or a warrant issued by a neutral court—not self‑signed agency paperwork. Immigration status does not erase constitutional protections, and allowing ICE to “give itself permission” to break into homes is a fundamental abuse of power and a dangerous step toward normalizing police‑state tactics. You swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. I urge you to publicly condemn this policy, demand that DHS rescind it, and support legislation making clear that administrative immigration warrants can never be used to justify forced entry into a home. I also ask you to use your oversight authority—hearings, statements, and appropriations—to stop this practice before it becomes entrenched.