00:00You've likely seen the video out of Minneapolis, ICE agents breaking down a door to arrest someone.
00:08Now a new internal memo is drawing scrutiny for how that could be legal.
00:12A memo issued last May directs ICE agents they can enter the homes of people suspected of being in the United States illegally using an administrative warrant, not a traditional warrant signed by a judge.
00:25Whistleblowers provided the memo to Congress, saying it permits forced entry without just probable cause that someone is in the country illegally.
00:33Traditionally, law enforcement has needed a judicial warrant to enter a home, a safeguard under the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable searches.
00:41The memo says agents should knock and identify before entering and may use reasonable force if denied.
00:48But critics argue it undermines longstanding constitutional protections.
00:52Immigration and civil rights advocates have opened legal and public attacks on the policy, with some urging residents not to open their doors without a judicial warrant.
01:02The memo was authored by lawyers for ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, and it has now been widely distributed and contradicts prior training materials, according to the AP.
01:12At the same time, the Trump administration is now targeting its mass deportation campaign on Maine.
01:18According to the Associated Press, the state has relatively few residents in the United States illegally, but a notable presence of African refugees in its largest cities.
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