Oliva-Ramos v. Atty Gen. of the United States, No. 10-3849 (3d Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseICE officers entered the home Ramos shared with relatives with an administrative warrant for a sister, with no information about the identity or legal status of other occupants. During the next 15 hours, the agents detained and questioned the occupants, under circumstances that were allegedly extremely stressful. Ramos produced documents showing that he is a citizen of Guatemala; he did not produce any documentation that he was lawfully present in the U.S. The IJ denied a motion to suppress evidence found during the raid, although Ramos was detained without a warrant. Ramos asserted that the agents entered his home without valid consent and in violation of administrative regulations. He sought production of documents related to his search, seizure, and arrest, and ICE procedures. The IJ never ruled on that motion, but found Ramos removable. The BIA dismissed an appeal, declining to address a Fourth Amendment claim and finding that any regulatory violations did not alter the outcome. The Third Circuit vacated and remanded. The exclusionary rule may apply in cases where constitutional violations by immigration officers are widespread or evidence was obtained as a result of egregious violations of the Fourth Amendment or other liberties that might transgress notions of fundamental fairness and undermine the probative value of the evidence.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on October 18, 2012.
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