All articles tagged with #warrants
Nvidia will invest up to $2.1B in IREN via five-year warrants to buy up to 30 million IREN shares at $70, funding the build-out of up to 5 GW of Nvidia-optimized AI data-center infrastructure; IREN also has a $3.4B Nvidia AI cloud contract, and if all warrants are exercised, Nvidia’s total investment would reach $2.1B. IREN’s Q3 results were weaker than estimates.
Pierce County investigators say a suspect with multiple felony warrants fled after an officer-involved shooting in Tacoma, ramming vehicles and driving toward a deputy before his vehicle crashed and was abandoned. No deputies were hit, but the suspect fled on foot and has since been reported entering homes with blood on him. PCFIT, with drones and a K9 unit, continues the manhunt as residents are urged to secure homes and vehicles and report information.
Warrants used to seize more than 650,000 ballots in Riverside County’s controversial election-fraud probe were unsealed, prompting criticism from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and a California Supreme Court stay as the investigation is reviewed for legal deficiencies.
An appeals court denied California A.G. Rob Bonta’s bid to stop Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot-investigation, directing him to refile in a lower court; Bianco seized more than 650,000 ballots tied to Prop. 50 and calls the probe a lawful fact-finding mission, while Bonta argues the warrants and inquiry are legally deficient and could undermine public trust ahead of the governor’s race.
Democrats pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a DHS oversight hearing over ICE enforcement tactics, including raids near schools and after fatal shootings during operations, and raised concerns about alleged obstruction. Noem defended targeted enforcement, declined to apologize to families of those killed, and faced questions on warrant types (administrative vs. judicial), body-camera funding, and a taxpayer-funded ad campaign to deter migrants, as lawmakers from both parties called for accountability and investigations.
Federal agents searched the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and the office of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho under a court-authorized, sealed warrant as part of an ongoing investigation; authorities also searched a Broward County, Florida residence linked to Carvalho. The district said it is cooperating and has no further details at this time.
Advanced Micro Devices jumped after unveiling a multiyear agreement to supply Meta with 6 gigawatts of GPUs for Meta’s AI infrastructure, plus a performance-based warrant for up to 160 million AMD shares (~10% stake), signaling a bold push into AI data centers and potentially widening the gap with Nvidia despite dilution concerns.
Senate Democrats plan to attach funding conditions for the Department of Homeland Security that would curb immigration enforcement, including requiring judicial warrants, visible identification, and body-worn cameras for agents, while Republicans resist and push for sanctuary-city limits; with a Feb. 14 funding deadline, lawmakers are racing to reach a deal."
Democratic leaders laid out a package of demands for funding the Department of Homeland Security that would tighten immigration enforcement, including mandatory body cameras, judicial warrants for arrests in homes and cars, independent oversight, and protections against detaining or deporting American citizens. They oppose another short-term funding extension and warn a shutdown is possible if a full-year bill isn’t agreed, while Republicans show mixed receptivity to some measures like body cameras and ending roving patrols.
Immigrant-rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in Boston challenging ICE's May policy allowing agents to enter homes to arrest people based on administrative warrants (Form I-205) issued by DHS, arguing the Fourth Amendment requires a judge's warrant. The policy, disclosed after a whistleblower complaint, marks a shift in ICE enforcement, while DHS says the warrants ensure due process and removal orders.
Senate Democrats are pressing sweeping ICE reforms as part of DHS funding, including banning masks on agents, requiring body cameras, ending roving patrols, and tightening warrant use. Senate Minority Leader Schumer says the funding package will not pass without these changes, setting up a high-stakes vote before a Friday government-shutdown deadline while Republicans and the White House weigh the proposals.
A bloc of about 10 Senate Democrats is pressing for significant DHS changes—like warrants for arrests, requiring agents to identify themselves, and cooperation with state/local investigations—while threatening to withhold DHS funding in a looming government shutdown, as moderates weigh how far to push concessions.
ICE has begun entering residences without traditional judicial warrants, instead using administrative warrants authorized by a May 12, 2025 memo to arrest or detain people subject to removal orders in their homes. DHS confirms the policy is in use, but critics say it violates the Fourth Amendment and raises civil-liberties concerns. The memo followed a March 2025 DHS Office of General Counsel opinion, and the policy has been incorporated into training materials as enforcement actions, including in Los Angeles, have ramped up; the exact number of homes entered has not been disclosed.
A Conversation US interview with former federal judge John E. Jones III explains that ICE's policy permitting entry into homes without a judicial warrant — effectively an administrative warrant — undermines the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. The piece contrasts administrative with judicial warrants, notes how Fourth Amendment protections have grown with technology, and warns that such raids could lead to arrests that are illegal in principle, with limited avenues for remedy for those affected.
A memo proposing that ICE be allowed to forcibly enter private homes without a judge’s warrant has sparked alarm among immigrant communities and civil-liberties advocates, who warn it could erode due process and escalate raids; officials say the policy would streamline enforcement in certain cases and enhance safety, but opponents argue it undermines constitutional protections and trust in law enforcement.