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ICE expands power to arrest people without warrants

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 31, 2026
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ICE can now arrest virtually anyone without a warrant, according to a new internal memo that redefines what “likely to escape” means. The phrase used to mean someone unlikely to show up for immigration hearings. Now it means anyone unlikely to remain at the scene of the encounter, according to The New York Times.

“It would cover essentially anyone they w…

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