ICE Bathroom Raid Sparks Fourth Amendment Showdown in New York

Federal immigration agents are under fire after body-camera footage showed officers forcing entry into a locked women’s restroom during a workplace raid in New York State. The September 4 operation at Nutrition Bar Confectioners in Cato, New York, led to the detention of 57 workers as agents searched the facility for alleged immigration violations. Lawyers argue the raid crossed constitutional lines, citing blocked exits, armed agents, and a woman questioned for just nine seconds before being handcuffed. A federal judge has now ruled that agents violated the Fourth Amendment, intensifying scrutiny of aggressive immigration enforcement tactics under the Trump administration.