ICE agents attempted warrantless search of Sacramento immigration law firm, threatened to break in

On August 14, 2026, agents identifying as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived in at least four vehicles at the Morris Law Group's North Natomas office in Sacramento, California, and told staff they had received a list from Washington, D.C. naming the office's address as the primary mailing address for people the agency planned to arrest. Agents asked to tour the office for "beds" and remained in the parking lot for roughly an hour, but staff turned them away after the agents repeatedly failed to produce a judicial warrant. One agent reportedly told an employee the agents could return at 3 a.m. and break windows to force entry if they received follow-up orders.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security later confirmed on the record that ICE officers approached "an unmarked door" they believed was a "target address," and said they departed once they learned it was a law office; DHS did not address the alleged 3 a.m. threat or say whether the visit was part of a broader operation against law firms. Clients of immigration lawyers routinely use an office's address as their own mailing address, a fact that was apparent from the firm's own signage identifying it as the Morris Law Group.

U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff said their offices would investigate. Schiff called the agents' conduct "unconscionable," saying "ICE should know they cannot enter private property without a judicial warrant. Instead of complying with the law, ICE agents chose to threaten violence against a law firm because of whom they represent." Padilla said the administration "has a credibility problem" and called on DHS to explain the alleged target list.