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Say No to Warrantless Searches Act
To ensure rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution are protected during immigration enforcement actions, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require Federal law enforcement officers to obtain a judicial warrant before searching private property during immigration enforcement actions. The warrant requirement does not apply if the search is conducted with lawful consent or in exigent circumstances. The bill does not retroactively apply to enforcement actions conducted before the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $61,275
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $12,800
- SELECT DEDICATED SOLUTIONS $9,900
- AMSCOT FINANCIAL $9,100
- GARCIA HAMILTON AND ASSOCIATES $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Vicente Gonzalez → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 16, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2026
Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To ensure rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution are protected during immigration enforcement actions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Say No to Warrantless Searches Act”.
SEC. 2. FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS.
Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(i)(1) A Federal law enforcement officer engaging in immigration enforcement activity may not conduct a search of private property without obtaining a judicial warrant prior to such search, except as provided in paragraph (2).
“(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of—
“(A) lawfully obtained consent; or
“(B) exigent circumstances.
“(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be used to establish that the protections of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution did not apply to enforcement activity conducted pursuant to this section before the date of enactment of this subsection.”. <all>
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