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In viral video, ICE appears to make warrantless arrest inside a Salt Lake home

Regardless of whether the man in the video was evading arrest, courts have ruled that ICE can only enter homes without a warrant in a justifiable circumstance, such as a risk of public danger.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) People march at a protest against federal immigration actions in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Jan 25, 2026.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) People march at a protest against federal immigration actions in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Jan 25, 2026.

By  Macy Lipkin | KUER
 | July 11, 2026, 6:00 a.m.

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.

A video that shows a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest inside a Salt Lake City home went viral this week. In it, agents restrain a middle-aged man and a teenager while a woman screams, “Get out of my house!”

The family said it was racial profiling. ICE implied it was the consequence of an attempt to evade arrest or ignore the commands of a federal agent.

People wondered in the comments what happened before the video began.

Elizabeth Garcia said it started with a 7:46 a.m. call on July 7.

Her father asked her to pick him up from the gas station because he saw suspicious people looking at and getting close to him. He thought they might be undercover police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or immigration agents.

Read the full story at kuer.org.

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