January 16, 2026
Door-busting without papers
Judge: ICE violated Liberian man's rights by bursting through front door
Judge says ICE busted in without a warrant; comments explode
TLDR: A judge ordered a Liberian man freed after ruling ICE violated his Fourth Amendment rights by ramming into his home without a court warrant. Online, outrage slammed the door-busting, while law-and-order defenders, conspiracy theorists, and WWII analogies turned the comments into a full-blown constitutional brawl.
A Minneapolis judge just blasted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for battering down a front door without a judicial warrant, ordering Liberian immigrant Garrison Gibson’s immediate release. The arrest was live-streamed, the paperwork was administrative (not court-approved), and the judge said Gibson has no criminal record, despite a Department of Homeland Security official calling him a “criminal illegal alien.” The community? Fired up like a stovetop on high. FOX 9 has the receipts.
On one side: outrage and constitutional panic. Commenters like duxup are aghast at the battering ram moment, calling it proof ICE “has no regard for the law.” Others point out Gibson’s ankle monitor and long-term check-ins, asking how someone under supervision gets the door-bust treatment. On the other side: the law-and-order crowd, who say a past removal order is enough, tossing around “FAFO” (“mess around and find out”) like confetti.
Then the drama: conspiracies about “canceling the midterms,” WWII analogies (“gestapo”), and memes galore — “Warrant? We hardly knew her” took off, while armchair attorneys dropped Fourth Amendment explainers. The biggest clash? Whether constitutional protections apply the same to everyone in the U.S. The judge said yes. The comments said: cue the fireworks.
Key Points
- •A U.S. District Court judge ruled ICE violated the Fourth Amendment by entering a home without a judicial warrant to arrest Garrison Gibson.
- •The court ordered Gibson’s immediate release from ICE custody and allowed his attorneys to seek fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
- •Agents used a battering ram to breach Gibson’s north Minneapolis home, presenting only administrative paperwork.
- •Gibson has a final removal order from 2009 but has been under ICE supervision for over 15 years, with compliance including ankle monitoring.
- •The judge’s ruling states Gibson has no criminal record, contradicting a DHS statement alleging multiple offenses.