As President Donald Trump’s immigration raids launch across the country, retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano told Newsmax that private entities “do not have to cooperate” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and should be asking to see a warrant.
“Over the weekend in Newark, New Jersey, ICE conducted a raid — they arrested Americans,” Napolitano said Monday on “Wake Up America.” “They didn’t have search warrants. They didn’t know who they were looking for. They walked into a Hispanic food facility, and they arrested everybody. Some were Americans. One was an American who was an Army veteran. They let everybody go. It was a waste of everybody’s time.”
“So the warrant requirement is not just a technical requirement under the Constitution,” he continued. “It forces the government to be more efficient. They know who they’re looking for. They have the warrant. They identify the person. They arrest them. Without that warrant, it’s just a waste of everybody’s time.”
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