ICE whistleblowers expose unlawful directive from ICE

Reported by Rebecca Santana of the Associated Press yesterday, ICE has been breaking into homes under the authority provided by a secret memo of May 12, 2025, signed by the acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, saying that federal agents do not need a judge’s warrant to force their way into people’s homes.

Two ICE whistleblowers provided the memo to Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), explaining that they were shown the memo. At least one long-time employee resigned rather than be forced to teach material thought illegal.

Blumenthal wrote a scathing letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and ICE acting director Lyons noting that the “new policy is based on a secret legal interpretation and is directly contrary to Fourth Amendment law and agency practice.”

Voice your outrage and support Blumenthal by contacting your Senators at https://www.northshoredemocrats.org/speak-out

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-policy-officers-enter-homes-immigration-without-judicial-warrant-rcna255305

Federal law enforcement agents outside a private residence in St. Paul, MN on Sunday