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moonshinegnomie

(3,705 posts)
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:17 PM Oct 1

anti ice sign on a retail store

I saw a facebook post about a store porting a sign that barred ICE agents from teh store unles sthey had a judicial warrant. I asked a lawyer friend about it and he said its actually legal,ICE is not a protected class and without a judicial warrant they have no special authority...

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anti ice sign on a retail store (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Oct 1 OP
Watch for ICE signs Coldwater Oct 1 #1
link doesnt work for me moonshinegnomie Oct 1 #2
I'll try to repost Coldwater Oct 1 #3
ouch leftstreet Oct 1 #5
They can put a sign up... SickOfTheOnePct Oct 1 #4
is "randomly trolling for someone we might or might not decide to arrest..." mike_c Oct 1 #6
The "randomly trolling part"... SickOfTheOnePct Oct 1 #8
No face. No ID, No badge, or badge without number (1), No warrant. usonian Oct 1 #7

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,710 posts)
4. They can put a sign up...
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:31 PM
Oct 1

...but any law enforcement agency (local, state, federal) that is carrying out a law enforcement action can enter the public part of a business without a judicial warrant. They do need a judicial warrant if they want to go into private/employee only areas.

The business can refuse to serve them if they want to, or they can ask them to leave if they're just loitering inside, but they can't keep them out of the storefront area if they are executing an enforcement action.

mike_c

(36,792 posts)
6. is "randomly trolling for someone we might or might not decide to arrest..."
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:49 PM
Oct 1

...a legitimate law enforcement action? It would seem that any legit action would be supported by probable cause and enjoy judicial consent, i.e. a warrant. How open ended are "law enforcement actions?"

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,710 posts)
8. The "randomly trolling part"...
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 05:00 PM
Oct 1

...is where the loitering would come into play.

But if they have an immigration warrant for someone, it is completely lawful for them to follow that person into the public part of a business (or a park, etc.) and to arrest them. Or, to go into the business, say a restaurant, and wait for the employee to enter the public part of the restaurant and arrest them.

usonian

(21,489 posts)
7. No face. No ID, No badge, or badge without number (1), No warrant.
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:59 PM
Oct 1

Poifect.

(1) Get one in any toy store.

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