cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/47935906
The son answered the door and, while he permitted the agents to search his home, claiming he had nothing to hide, he asked if they could wait first while he put the family dog, Chop, a Rottweiler, away in the bathroom before they walked in, as the dog could be aggressive…
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home and, as a result, ended up shooting the dog.The family stressed that the agents knew-- the son had told them-- that Chop was put in the bathroom for their safety and that the agents opened the door, let Chop out and shot him.
Furthermore, the family said none of the Border Patrol agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to the dog, which bled to death on the kitchen floor.
The family added that when they confronted agents, Border Patrol reportedly told them they were working from an anonymous tip tied to the previous owners of the home, who lived there two years ago.
Administrative warrants should not be a thing.
The entire point of the 4th amendment was that the King would issue general warrants which gave the power to determine who to search or sieze to the agent instead of a judge. This power was massively abused and was one of the earliest issues where States acted to try to curtail the power of the crown in the colonies.
Giving that power to the agent’s organization results in exactly the same outcome. People are being searched and siezed without a judicial finding of probable cause. This should not be a thing. A person’s freedom and property should not be in danger of being seized based on the whims of law enforcement.
You can already see the abuses, ICE had an administrative warrant to go after some “”“”““TDA””“”“” gang members and they raided an entire apartment building full of people. This is exactly the kind of general search that lead to the 4th amendment.
Apparently Wells Fargo asked them to clear the building. They used ICE to illegally evict the residents so they can tear the building down and rebuild expensive apartments.