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aggiesal

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4. A judicial warrant or subpoena is signed by a judge, after ICEstapo proves to the judge that there is probable cause ...

Reply to progressoid (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:27 PM

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not have its own independent judges or court system.
Immigration judges, who handle cases arising from DHS enforcement, are actually employees of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) within the Department of Justice (DOJ)

ICEstapo have a memo that states they don't need a Judicial warrant or subpoena.
They have this nasty habit of showing up with a made up DHS signed document.

Here in California, a Judicial Warrant/Subpeona is required.
Yes, that is good advice.

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BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #1

"agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University..." progressoid Thursday #2

A judicial warrant or subpoena is signed by a judge, after ICEstapo proves to the judge that there is probable cause ... aggiesal Thursday #4

Right. I didn't mean to imply that they had their own legal system progressoid Thursday #5

Thanks for the clarfication. Have a great day. n/t aggiesal Thursday #6

Our very own Wagner group orangecrush Thursday #3

How does an ordinary student know what a judicial warrant looks like? dickthegrouch Thursday #7

Wow: the President of Columbia University is *directly refuting* the Department of Homeland Security's claims. mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago #8