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Amid tensions over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota and beyond, federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.

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BASH: Wouldn't ICE wearing body cameras help with what you're describing? RON JOHNSON: I don't have a problem with that personally, but that's not what I heard what Democrats were demanding. Their primary demand was judicial warrants, which is completely unacceptable.

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Feb 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM

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"The change expands the ability of lower-level ICE agents to carry out sweeps rounding up people they encounter and suspect are immigrants lacking legal status, rather than targeted enforcement operations in which they set out, warrant in hand, to arrest a specific person.

The shift comes as the administration has deployed thousands of masked immigration agents into cities nationwide.

A week before the memo, it came to light that Todd Lyons, the acting director of the agency, had issued guidance in May saying agents could enter homes with only an administrative warrant, not a judicial one."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-31 07:32 PM | Reply

Thing is, we can trust ICE to do the right thing... oh, wait:

"ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) " Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Castaeda Mondragn had tried to flee while handcuffed and "purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall," according to court documents filed by a lawyer seeking his release.

But staff members at Hennepin County Medical Center determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the 31-year-old's brain, said three nurses familiar with the case.

"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss patient care.

"There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."

apnews.com

Be Proud, Trumpers, Be Proud!

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-31 07:38 PM | Reply

Just giving money away.

Internal ice memo vs bill of rights

We might as well give judges something to do.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-01-31 09:12 PM | Reply

"rounding up people they encounter and suspect are immigrants lacking legal status"

So, "suspicious existence" is Probable Cause now.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-01 06:13 PM | Reply

Skin shade and accents are also Probable Cause now... not that half these illiterate thugs know what that is. Or care.

They are living the Trumper Dream... rounding up dark skin people and executing Democrats who get in the way.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-01 06:16 PM | Reply

ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections

www.cbsnews.com

Stinky is considering having his nazi pedos shoot all of the detainees in the back.

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-01 08:53 PM | Reply

They're giving ICE unlimited power in order to force a confrontation that finally gives the Executive Branch the authority to declare Martial Law.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-01 08:59 PM | Reply

@#7 ... They're giving ICE unlimited power in order to force a confrontation that finally gives the Executive Branch the authority to declare Martial Law. ...

That does currently seem to be the end goal.

No elections in 2026.

Apparently, this is how Republicans fight declining poll numbers.


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 09:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#7 ... They're giving ICE unlimited power in order to force a confrontation that finally gives the Executive Branch the authority to declare Martial Law. ...

It looks to be more extensive than just that ...

For example ...

Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach (December 2025)
www.wired.com

... Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border. ...


ICE Preps For New Hiring Surge' With AI Drones, Armor And Weapons (September 2025)
www.forbes.com

... Contract records show ICE is arming its new agents with military-grade gear, from Silicon Valley's autonomous drones to Glock handguns. ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 10:58 PM | Reply

@#9

There seems to be a deeper purpose ICE.

What might it be?

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 10:59 PM | Reply

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