How ICE Went Rogue
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The U.S. Constitution amendment that protects people from illegal home searches.
What is legal violence?
Harm caused by immigration laws beyond physical injury is called this.
What is the term for the social process of assigning racial identities to a group in order to control, exclude, or exploit them
Racialization
What does the term “likely to escape” mean in immigration law?
Under the Trump administration, ICE expanded this legal term to include someone who tries to walk away during questioning, creating a catch-22 that can justify warrantless arrests.
What percent of undocumented immigrants actually had a criminal record?
7%
What is "crimmigration"?
The term for the growing overlap of criminal law and immigration law that treats some immigrants as criminals and has led to mass detention and deportation, especially of Latinos
What is a judicial warrant?
A judicial warrant is a court‑signed order from a judge that legally authorizes law enforcement to search a specific place (like a home) or arrest a specific person.
What is the term used by government officials to describe noncitizens who have committed crimes?
criminal alien
What is the racial threat hypothesis?
This theory says that as minority populations grow, the White majority may respond with more social control.
What is an I-205 administrative warrant?
An I‑205 administrative warrant is a civil immigration document that lets ICE try to arrest someone who has a removal order — but it’s not a judge‑issued warrant and traditionally doesn’t let agents legally enter your home without a separate judicial warrant or your consent
What is IIRIRA and AEDPA (1996 laws)?
These laws expanded who counts as a “criminal” in immigration enforcement.
What is the racial diversity hypothesis?
This theory suggests that when more minority officers are in leadership or on the force, immigration enforcement tends to be less aggressive.