"Why the Supreme Court Is Giving ICE So Much Power"

Nancy Gertner, a former federal judge, writing at The Atlantic:

The Constitution incontestably applies to federal immigration officers: The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and excessive force and requires a warrant to search a private home. The Fifth Amendment guarantees due process and bans self-incrimination. The Sixth Amendment establishes a person’s right to counsel. Why, then, are they getting away with not following the Constitution?

I thought that the Trump administration was simply not enforcing existing laws and protections, but it turns out that there is more of a legal basis than I understood. This is an article well worth reading.

Why the Supreme Court Is Giving ICE So Much Power

The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard.

www.theatlantic.com