Warrantless ICE entry onto private construction sites violates reasonable privacy expectations

Individual freedoms that constrain what the state may do, including speech, assembly, religion, privacy and protection from arbitrary search or detention. Distinct from civil rights, which concern equal treatment, these limit government power rather than extend entitlement, and are usually enforced through the courts.

Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock’s September 21, 2026 order temporarily stayed three Homeland Security immigration-enforcement policies challenged by construction worker Leonardo Garcia Venegas. The pause covers warrantless entries, suspicionless detentions, and custody after proof of lawful presence while a proposed class action proceeds.