Via INQdotnetUSA The “police” officers at the door look the part: flak jackets, tactical gear, guns, and the word POLICE emblazoned on their outfits. They even announce they are “the police.” But they are not the police, according to a recent lawsuit.
“The Fourth Amendment does not permit ICE to enter a home without a warrant or valid consent,” said Michael Kaufman, Sullivan & Cromwell senior staff attorney with the ACLU SoCal. “ICE is impersonating police to make an end run around the Constitution.”
We’re probation officers looking for a person that lives at this house. Is he here? Can we speak with him? “It’s not right how ICE impersonated police officers and lied their way into my family’s home, Kidd said. “I’m so grateful to have DACA because it is supposed to offer protections, but what they’re doing is just wrong.”
The cases spotlight the trust local police departments have attempted to build for decades in immigrant communities to make people feel safe to report crimes and aid in investigations. In 1979 the Los Angeles Police Department adopted Special Order 40 that prohibits its officers from questioning community members about their immigration status.
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