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ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
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TODAY: Our team is at SCOTUS representing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in her challenge to an unlawful firing by the Trump admin. The Court’s ruling could reshape dozens of independent agencies that protect us all from powerful corporate interests — impacting homes, businesses and more.
Supreme Court to hear major test of presidential power over Trump's firing of FTC commissioner
President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
TODAY: Our team is at SCOTUS representing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in her challenge to an unlawful firing by the Trump admin. The Court’s ruling could reshape dozens of independent agencies that protect us all from powerful corporate interests — impacting homes, businesses and more.
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As our case, Trump v. Slaughter, is before SCOTUS today, revisit Amit's explanation of what's at stake for Americans everywhere if the Court rules in Trump's favor:
Our case, Trump v. Slaughter will be before SCOTUS this month ⚠️
Amit Agarwal explains how this lawsuit could affect issues that hit closest to home, from what families pay for groceries and gas to how children’s online privacy and Americans’ personal data are protected. https://protdem.org/426ZGpe
Amit Agarwal explains how this lawsuit could affect issues that hit closest to home, from what families pay for groceries and gas to how children’s online privacy and Americans’ personal data are protected. https://protdem.org/426ZGpe
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As our case, Trump v. Slaughter, is before SCOTUS today, revisit Amit's explanation of what's at stake for Americans everywhere if the Court rules in Trump's favor:
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
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We're hiring ASAP for a new team dedicated to ensuring that communities can continue to speak out & engage politically despite the increasing use of levers of federal power to quash protests, quell dissent, and intimidate political opponents. Priority deadline: 12/7
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We're hiring ASAP for a new team dedicated to ensuring that communities can continue to speak out & engage politically despite the increasing use of levers of federal power to quash protests, quell dissent, and intimidate political opponents. Priority deadline: 12/7
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs
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VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.
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Tomorrow, we’re seeking a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the gov’s violent and unconstitutional actions in the Chicago area after agents violated our previous temporary restraining order. As Rev. Black highlights, there is a real human impact of the Trump admin's abuse of power.
Rev. David Black is speaking out after ICE agents shot him in the head with a pepper ball during a peaceful protest in Chicago in September: ‘If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, mothers, and elders, what are they doing to our neighbors in detention?’
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tomorrow, we’re seeking a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the gov’s violent and unconstitutional actions in the Chicago area after agents violated our previous temporary restraining order. As Rev. Black highlights, there is a real human impact of the Trump admin's abuse of power.
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BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a notice with Judge Sara Ellis that Gregory Bovino appears to have PERSONALLY violated her restraining order today in Little Village, by throwing a cannister of chemical weapons against peaceful protesters.
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a notice with Judge Sara Ellis that Gregory Bovino appears to have PERSONALLY violated her restraining order today in Little Village, by throwing a cannister of chemical weapons against peaceful protesters.
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Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
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VICTORY: Today, together with our partners, we won an emergency order stopping federal agents from using violent force against protestors in Illinois. Federal ICE/DHS agents are now blocked from using tactics like tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse lawful assembly. protdem.org/474KWsA
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
VICTORY: Today, together with our partners, we won an emergency order stopping federal agents from using violent force against protestors in Illinois. Federal ICE/DHS agents are now blocked from using tactics like tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse lawful assembly. protdem.org/474KWsA
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BREAKING: Today, we're suing. Federal forces in the Chicago area are brutally suppressing free speech with tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash grenades. Journalists, clergy, and demonstrators have been attacked for peacefully protesting against the government. This is an unconstitutional assault.
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BREAKING: Today, we're suing. Federal forces in the Chicago area are brutally suppressing free speech with tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash grenades. Journalists, clergy, and demonstrators have been attacked for peacefully protesting against the government. This is an unconstitutional assault.
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BREAKING: Today, over 1,000 former DOJ officials who served in both Republican & Democratic administrations—have released a letter condemning the unprecedented, politically motivated indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Read their letter: protdem.org/3ITOo0Y
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
BREAKING: Today, over 1,000 former DOJ officials who served in both Republican & Democratic administrations—have released a letter condemning the unprecedented, politically motivated indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Read their letter: protdem.org/3ITOo0Y
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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RESOURCE: We launched a new tracker that helps spot when an investigation, arrest or prosecution made by the Trump administration is legitimate law enforcement activity, or politically-motivated retaliation. Check it out: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/
Tracking Retaliatory Use of Arrests, Prosecutions, and Investigations by the Trump Administration
How to tell if the Trump Department of Justice is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.
protectdemocracy.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
RESOURCE: We launched a new tracker that helps spot when an investigation, arrest or prosecution made by the Trump administration is legitimate law enforcement activity, or politically-motivated retaliation. Check it out: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/
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“If this termination is allowed to stand, the Federal Reserve will no longer have any insulation from presidential control, and that means the death of the Federal Reserve as an independent agency,” Special Counsel Amit Agarwal told the New York Times.
How the Future of the Fed Came to Rest on Lisa Cook
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“If this termination is allowed to stand, the Federal Reserve will no longer have any insulation from presidential control, and that means the death of the Federal Reserve as an independent agency,” Special Counsel Amit Agarwal told the New York Times.
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The costs of capitulation are higher than they might initially seem, write Conor Gaffney and Janine Lopez on the just-approved Paramount-Skydance merger. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/something-...
Something is rotten in the FCC
Paramount gave in to Trump. What they get in exchange might not be what they expect
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
July 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The costs of capitulation are higher than they might initially seem, write Conor Gaffney and Janine Lopez on the just-approved Paramount-Skydance merger. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/something-...
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These unelected state officials are pretending FL law requires the prohibition of any public school library material that includes sexual situations regardless of context and alignment with community standards.
This is an unconstitutional prohibition on the right to access information.
This is an unconstitutional prohibition on the right to access information.
July 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
These unelected state officials are pretending FL law requires the prohibition of any public school library material that includes sexual situations regardless of context and alignment with community standards.
This is an unconstitutional prohibition on the right to access information.
This is an unconstitutional prohibition on the right to access information.
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Last month, the SBOE made national news when they accused media specialists of intentionally trying to harm our children.
They ordered the immediate removal of 55 titles based on excerpts alone - which ignored district policy and state law that sought to involve the community in these decisions.
They ordered the immediate removal of 55 titles based on excerpts alone - which ignored district policy and state law that sought to involve the community in these decisions.
July 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Last month, the SBOE made national news when they accused media specialists of intentionally trying to harm our children.
They ordered the immediate removal of 55 titles based on excerpts alone - which ignored district policy and state law that sought to involve the community in these decisions.
They ordered the immediate removal of 55 titles based on excerpts alone - which ignored district policy and state law that sought to involve the community in these decisions.
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The Trump administration is at war with higher education in the United States. The question is not “will universities resist or submit” — it is: “will they survive the onslaught?”
There’s no negotiating with an annihilation attempt: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/universiti...
There’s no negotiating with an annihilation attempt: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/universiti...
June 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Trump administration is at war with higher education in the United States. The question is not “will universities resist or submit” — it is: “will they survive the onslaught?”
There’s no negotiating with an annihilation attempt: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/universiti...
There’s no negotiating with an annihilation attempt: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/universiti...
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We just sued USDA w/ @studentdefense.bsky.social & @nclej.bsky.social on behalf of @Epic.org & @mazonusa.bsky.social. The USDA’s illegal demands for the personal info of millions of SNAP recipients could set a dangerous precedent impacting all Americans and won't be tolerated. protdem.org/4k2nIZe
May 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We just sued USDA w/ @studentdefense.bsky.social & @nclej.bsky.social on behalf of @Epic.org & @mazonusa.bsky.social. The USDA’s illegal demands for the personal info of millions of SNAP recipients could set a dangerous precedent impacting all Americans and won't be tolerated. protdem.org/4k2nIZe
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Our lawsuit challenging Trump's slashing of NIH grants impacts real research and real people. We highlight four scientists whose research is on the line and the implications for us all. “I’m a scientist. I work to keep people healthy.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-faces-...
The faces of the NIH cuts
What sort of research is being slashed?
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Our lawsuit challenging Trump's slashing of NIH grants impacts real research and real people. We highlight four scientists whose research is on the line and the implications for us all. “I’m a scientist. I work to keep people healthy.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-faces-...
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@protectdemocracy.org, alongside our partners at @cspinet.org, @aclum.bsky.social, and @aclu.org, are seeking to have NIH and HHS restore terminated research grants, resume processing stalled grant applications, and stop terminating future grants and grant programs based on forbidden topics.
April 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
@protectdemocracy.org, alongside our partners at @cspinet.org, @aclum.bsky.social, and @aclu.org, are seeking to have NIH and HHS restore terminated research grants, resume processing stalled grant applications, and stop terminating future grants and grant programs based on forbidden topics.
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Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials
Testimonials
In support of protecting free and open scientific inquiry and publication, we are collecting short testimonials from researchers on the impact of censorship on their work and the broader community.
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www.defendresearch.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials