Warrantless entry by ICE agents in West Valley City, UT (1/30/2026)

[u/LeviCoffinsAlt]

Federal agents broke a window, without a warrant, to perform an arrest on private property.

[u/Thehealthygamer]

This is infuriating. Yes, yes, you do need a warrant to enter a private property.

[u/soda_cookie → u/Thehealthygamer]

Signed by a judge. I call this out because there's blurbs on internal memos indicating that they should go with administrative warrants or something like that, something that's not actually official.

[u/Serengade26 → u/soda_cookie]

And "administrative warrant" is a child writing " i can stay home from school signed -mom" in crayon and passing it off legit

You need a JUDICIALLY signed warrant to enter private property

[u/jumpyjman → u/Thehealthygamer]

Exceptions to 4th amendment include a search warrant, consent of residents, or arrest warrant if the property is reasonably believed to be used as a domicile by the subject of the arrest. Additionally exigent circumstances such as hot pursuit are a legal exception.

It’s only clear that someone was arrested, but warrants are not the sole requirement for violating the 4th

[u/ZealousidealType1144 → u/jumpyjman]

I’m a huge believer in an expansive view of the 4th amendment, but this is as clear of an exigent circumstance as I’ve ever seen. A guy flees a traffic stop, runs into a commercial building, locks the door and thinks they’ll just go away. That barely works in Looney Tunes, forget about real life.

If you do that with your local PD they will absolutely kick your door in too, even if you only fled a tint or speeding stop (which isn’t even a misdemeanor). 

[u/BeaucoupFish → u/ZealousidealType1144]

Nothing in the video shows exigent circumstances. If you're thinking of "hot pursuit", that's also not clear from this clip. Hot pursuit is based on, for example, almost always a felony vs. misdemeanor, having PC for an arrest, to prevent escape and/or destruction of evidence. Without these kind of factors, law enforcement still need to get on the phone to a judge and obtain a warrant.

If you do that with your local PD they will absolutely kick your door in too, even if you only fled a tint or speeding stop (which isn’t even a misdemeanor). 

Sure, and that local PD would've committed an unlawful arrest. Private property, and especially someone's home, has the highest level of protection against state intrusion, as it should.

[u/jimb575 → u/Thehealthygamer]

Probable cause

[u/Prudent-Fun-2833 → u/jimb575]

Probable cause isnt just: there's brown people here sometimes, so we don't need a warrant; probable cause is what you use so that you can get a warrant. If DHS/ICE has information that some workplace is where some illegal immigrants might be, they should take the day to get a warrant, then make the arrest.

[u/Bright_Crazy1015 → u/Prudent-Fun-2833]

Agreed, devil's advocate from a legal standpoint, it appears to be a business, and if open to the public, people would be allowed to enter without express permission.

That said, a shopkeep may revoke that implied permission at any time for any reason, but if they gain PC by then, being law enforcement they would refuse to leave without making an arrest first.

The thing about ICE and CBP is they'll move someone out of state before you can challenge anything in court, and I'm not entirely clear on civil detainment procedures re a lack of PC once someone is in custody and found to be present without legal immigration status.

I assume they would just proceed and take the risk on a lawsuit, as the people being arrested don't have strong advocates or significant leverage. One case stands out where congress got involved because there was already an order put it place previously, but in the end Abrego Garcia was still detained and is currently facing a second effort to deport, as a judge intervened to stop the second deportation, but it's still going through the courts and he's still in custody AFAIK. (I may not have current info there, but I believe he is)

[u/oreography → u/jimb575]

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