US EditionNew ICE memo gives deportation officers more leeway to conduct warrantless arrests
The memo lowers the threshold for warrantless arrests, expanding agents' discretion to detain suspected undocumented immigrants and bystanders, aiming to increase daily arrest totals, officials said.
- A newly disclosed ICE memo broadens officers’ authority to make warrantless arrests by expanding the situations in which agents can argue that seeking a warrant could allow a suspect to flee.
- The guidance is intended to give ICE greater flexibility to detain unauthorized immigrants encountered during operations who were not the original targets, a practice known as “collateral arrests.”
- Issued by acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and first reported by The New York Times, the memo clarifies how existing immigration law—which generally requires administrative warrants signed by ICE supervisors—should be applied in the field.
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ICE Internal Memo Expands Warrantless Arrests in Sweeps, Collateral Aliens Now Face Detention
Picture a normal afternoon turning tense in seconds. You stop at a DIY store, wait for a lift, or head back to your car, then find masked agents nearby and realise you could be questioned or detained simply for being there. That fear sits at the centre of the Trump immigration crackdown as ICE expands warrantless arrests. An ICE internal memo, reviewed by The New York Times, signals a shift toward on-the-spot detention powers with less judicial …
ICE Unleashed: New Memo Gives Green Light For On-The-Spot Arrests
A newly surfaced memo from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is shaking up how agents handle arrests on the street. Dated late January 28, 2026, the document clarifies that officers have broad authority to skip the usual paperwork and make “warrantless arrests” if they believe a person might vanish before a judge can sign […] ICE Unleashed: New Memo Gives Green Light For On-The-Spot Arrests
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