"It violates state law. If you don't have a warrant, reasonable suspicion or probable cause in New Mexico, you don't get to detain somebody," Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman told CNN's Elex Michaelson

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

A whistleblower complaint, shared with Congress, indicates an internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo was addressed to "All ICE personnel," but shared with Department of Homeland officials, on May 12, 2025. However, the Whistleblower complaint was released on Jan. 7, 2026.

The complaint indicates that acting ICE director Todd Lyons authorized ICE agents to "forcibly enter into certain people's homes without a judicial warrant, consent or an emergency." The memo reportedly relies on an administrative document, Form I-205, signed by DHS officials. The whistleblower complaint was obtained by the Associated Press. Some express that it has violated the Fourth Amendment, while others believe otherwise.

What is the Fourth Amendment?

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman issued a letter to Enforcement and Removal Operations ICE Assistant Field Office Director Bill...

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