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    Shielded Enforcement and Legislative Response: Qualified Immunity, ICE Searches, and an Emerging Accountability Debate

    February 19, 2026By Jody Martinez Molina

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has expanded interior enforcement efforts through large-scale operations, including early-morning home arrests and increased encounters in public spaces.[i]  These practices have renewed scrutiny of the constitutional standards governing immigration searches, particularly when officers act without judicial warrants.  Recent public discourse has also revealed widespread confusion regarding the scope of immunity […]

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    A Free Flight to Massachusetts! How Immigrants Were Misled

    October 17, 2022By Kaisha Ahye

    On September 14, 2022, 48 migrants, the majority of whom were Venezuelan nationals, boarded two privately chartered planes in Texas, destined for Massachusetts.[i] The migrants boarded the charter planes after a few locals had approached them and promised them employment opportunities, housing, and immigration assistance.[ii]Instead, they arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, an island located off the […]

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