Being on a construction site “does not open the floodgates to warrantless government intrusion,” a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by a construction worker who has been detained three times by ICE.
From the article it sounds like the ruling is limited to construction sites, but according to the Institute for Justice (the law firm taking on this case) the judge has ordered a stay on the broader policies that led to this:
- Warrantless Entry Policy (which permitted immigration officers to raid private construction sites without a warrant or consent),
- Preemptive Detention Policy (which permitted immigration officers to preemptively detain employees without a particularized suspicion that persons are illegal immigrants), and
- Continued Detention Policy (which permitted immigration officers to continue detaining workers even after they show evidence of citizenship or lawful presence).
Edit: Note that this is a temporary stay while the case proceeds.
No, you really won’t. ICE does not follow laws and ignores judicial rulings all the time. I will not be surprised when they detain him again in a week or two solely as revenge for his law suit. They may even shoot him when he weaponizes his vehicle and tries to attack them.