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Multiple U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents armed with guns attempted to inspect a Sacramento immigration law firm — and threatened to return later and break windows — on Friday morning, according to several employees of the building.
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Employees of the North Natomas law firm and next door dentistry office said the agents, who arrived in at least four vehicles, claimed to have received a list from Washington, D.C., which listed the building’s address as the primary mailing address for many people. The ICE agents requested to tour the office for beds, but were ultimately turned away after failing to provide a warrant.
ICE and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about the incident.
Under President Donald Trump’s second term, federal immigration officials have used a multitude of unprecedented tactics to crack down on both undocumented immigrants and individuals following the legal pathway. But UC Davis Law Professor Kevin Johnson said he hadn’t heard of agents attempting to enter an immigration law firm and search for beds.
“You might try to collect evidence and information about undocumented people, but you have to have a warrant for that,” Johnson said.
Raissa Morris, owner of the Morris Law Group, received a text at 9:16 a.m. which read “immigration is here.” The message came from one of her employees who told her an agent, who was armed and wearing an ICE badge, had entered the front lobby and asked to speak to an office manager.
She quickly told one of her employees to tell an agent that they could not inspect the building without a warrant. The agent responded by saying that they had received a list from Washington, D.C., which featured multiple clients using the law firm’s address. He asked to inspect the office for beds and said if they received follow-up orders that they could return at 3 a.m. to break windows and enter.
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Morris said clients of immigration lawyers, especially victims of crimes, routinely use an office’s address as their mailing address. Her law firm represents more than 2,000 clients.
“I know my rights as an attorney, but I was also afraid for my clients, like the clients that have to come in to pick up notices, pick up mail from us, have appointments throughout the day,” Morris told The Sacramento Bee. “And honestly, I was also afraid for my staff because we know the news — what’s happened in all other places.”
The agents remained for the next hour until Daniel Azurduy, a dentist and the building manager, arrived. Azurduy told the men that, without a warrant, they were trespassing and threatened to call the police. They left shortly after.
“I feel frustrated that there is no transparency with following the law,” Azurduy said. “I believe in the constitution, and I believe that there are rules that people should follow in the proper channels to do the right thing.”
Photos provided to The Bee show at least four unmarked and solidly black vehicles — Chevrolet Tahoe, Dodge Durango, Ford truck and Nissan Pathfinder — in the parking lot of the building. Another photo displays the back of a man, who is not in uniform but wearing a plaid shirt and hat.
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