An expert witness testified that "knock and talk" accounted for at least 8% of arrests made in 2022. (Charles Reed, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) )
ICE’s Los Angeles field office relied heavily on the tactic, with an expert witness testifying that it accounted for at least 8% of arrests made in 2022. The tactic is one of the four primary methods the agency uses to make apprehensions, according to the Los Angeles Times report.
Wright rejected ICE’s argument that, like mail carriers and delivery people, its agents could enter constitutionally protected private areas in order to knock on the door. His decision noted that agents would approach a migrant's home without consent and "generally state that they are 'conducting an investigation,'" but would not reveal their true intent for being at the home.
"Despite often stating a different purpose for their visit, the true 'intent' and 'actual purpose' behind a 'knock and talk' is to make an immigration arrest," Wright wrote.
ICE’s Los Angeles field office relied heavily on the "knock and talk" tactic. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
"Everyone should feel safe in their own home, regardless of immigration status. Because ICE never has judicial warrants, they primarily rely on ‘knock and talks’ to conduct home arrests," Stephanie Padilla, staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California, said in a press release. "This order should significantly curtail ICE’s unconstitutional home arrest practices."
ICE’s Los Angeles field office did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.
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