An advisory by the legal unit at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly suggested that ICE agents may, in certain circumstances, enter private homes without a judicial warrant. The advisory has raised concern because the home occupies a uniquely protected position in American constitutional law. The legality of such entries turns not on immigration policy preferences but on Fourth Amendment doctrine, the distinction between judicial warrants and administrative warrants, and recognized exceptions to the warrant requirement.

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Donald Trump, both as a candidate and as president, has been consistent in denigrating the U.S. election system as “rigged,” claiming that one manifestation of this rigging is that “millions” of illegal immigrants have been allowed to vote in blue states.

Indeed, during the 2024 campaign, Trump and his allies charged that the Biden administration was purposely encouraging mass numbers of immigrants to cross the border in order to vote illegally.

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A growing number of states are pushing back against sweeping changes to the US childhood vaccine schedule.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an overhaul of the immunization schedule January 5, paring the number of universally recommended immunizations from 17 to 11.

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