"Since coming to the United States 30 years ago from Mexico, Fernando Perez said U.S. immigration officers have stopped by his home numerous times, but he has never once answered the door. There are rules and I know them, said Perez, speaking in a mix of English and Spanish in a Home Depot parking lot where he has routinely sought work as a day laborer from contractors and people renovating their homes."
"The change comes as immigration arrests nationwide soar under a mass deportation campaign by President Donald Trump's administration that is already reshaping enforcement tactics in cities such as Minneapolis. Perez said officers in the past would knock, wait and then move on. But if they are going to start coming into my home, where I am paying the rent they are not paying the rent that's the last straw, he said."
Immigrant communities have commonly avoided opening doors to federal immigration officers unless presented with a judge-signed warrant. The Supreme Court's Fourth Amendment protections have long prohibited forced government entry into homes, pushing arrests to public spaces after surveillance. An internal ICE memo states officers can forcibly enter homes without a judge-signed warrant, marking a dramatic policy shift that could overturn established legal guidance and enable more home arrests. The change coincides with a nationwide surge in immigration arrests under a mass deportation campaign, generating concern and alarm among immigrant communities about increased intrusions and enforcement tactics.
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