Federal judge restricts ICE’s ability to make warrantless detentions in Colorado — White House issues firm reply
Federal Judge Limits Warrantless Detentions by ICE A federal judge has ruled against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) policy of warrantless detentions, a decision that is likely to spark an appeal from the current administration. Judge R. Brooke Jackson asserted that warrantless detentions are unlawful unless the individual is deemed a flight risk. He emphasized […]
Judge restricts ICE from making warrantless arrests following ACLU lawsuit in Colorado
Judge Rules on ICE Arrests in Colorado A federal judge in Colorado decided on Tuesday that ICE agents can arrest undocumented immigrants without a warrant only if there’s a possibility that the individual might flee. This ruling was made by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson and follows a lawsuit by the American Civil […]
Federal court rules warrantless ‘back door’ digital searches unconstitutional in victory for privacy rights
Privacy advocates worried about government overreach were awarded a victory in federal court when warrantless “backdoor” digital searches were ruled unconstitutional. The FISA Section 702 program allows federal authorities to search without warrant for digital information in databases collected in cases unrelated to the subject of the search. Both Democrats and Republicans approved this evidence-gathering […]
Republicans Urge Biden, Harris to End ‘Warrantless Exploitation’ of Data Broker Surveillance in Wake of 2.7 Billion Records Exposed
Nine House Republicans on Wednesday urged the Biden-Harris administration to support legislation to end the “warrantless misuse” of “data broker surveillance” in the wake of a hack that exposed the personal information of 2.7 billion people. Members of the hacking group “US Department of Defense” claimed to have released personal information of 2.7 billion people […]
Blaze News investigates: FISA’s warrantless surveillance under Section 702 violates Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights
The U.S. House of Representatives Section 702 Last month, the government passed a bill amending parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Although the warrantless surveillance powers are said to only target foreigners, the communications of many Americans could potentially be subject to government investigation. At the time, significant reforms to address widespread abuse of […]
FBI slams ‘false and insulting’ claim it urged more warrantless wiretaps on Americans
Exclusive: The FBI disputes claims that the agency has encouraged its agents to increase warrantless wiretaps in the United States. “Yesterday’s report in Wired magazine is a complete misrepresentation of an email the FBI Deputy Director sent to FBI employees,” a spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “Their claims that the FBI directed its […]
Trump-Aligned Republicans Silent After Voting To Extend Warrantless FISA Powers
After former President Donald Trump called for Congress to “kill” an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), some of his closest allies in Congress still voted for a reauthorization without an explanation for why. The House of Representatives moved to renew a 2-year reauthorization of FISA, without a warrant requirement, in a 273-147 […]
Here Are The 30 GOP Senators Who Voted To Reauthorize Warrantless Spying Tool
On Saturday, 30 Republican senators voted in favor of reauthorizing the controversial warrantless spying tool. Bill to reauthorize Section 702 passed 60-34 Vote After six amendments were rejected. Support and opposition cut across party lines, with 17 Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) joining 18 Republicans in voting against the move, while Republican Sen. […]
Senate reauthorizes warrantless spy powers just after midnight deadline
The Senate approved the federal government’s controversial warrantless spying powers shortly after a midnight Friday deadline, over the objections of Democrats and Republicans who opposed the incidental collection of data on Americans as part of the authority. The extension proposal was approved. Democrats and Republicans voted 60-34 to reauthorize Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence […]
86 Republicans Vote To Allow Warrantless Spying Of Americans With FISA
Eighty-six House Republicans voted against an amendment to the FISA reauthorization bill which would have added a warrant requirement to prevent the U.S. government from spying on Americans without their knowledge. The vote tally on the amendment, introduced by Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, was 212-212, with House Speaker Mike Johnson casting the tiebreaker vote […]