Section 114 places severe restrictions on INS officersrestrictions greatly exceeding constitutional protections. My amendment deletes section 114. That provision. added in in the Judiciary Committee markup. requires an Immigration and Naturalization Service officer. who does not have the consent of the owner of the property. to have a "properly executed warrant" in order to enter onto a farm or other outdoor operationmore than 25 miles from the borderto conduct questioning or engage in related activities in the enforcement of the immigration laws. Under current law. an immigration officer engaged in legitimate law enforcement functions without a warrant can enter onto open landsbut not dwellingsfor the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws. Section 114 requires a major change in law enforcement activities by the INS and seriously impairs INS effectiveness. Present practice relating to entry by INS officers on open. privately owned lands without warrants rests on a number of Supreme Court cases.
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