When Law Enforcement Comes to Your Door You have absolutely no obligation to open the door to speak with law enforcement. Your first option is to simply not answer the door. However, if they do have a warrant to enter the house they can use force to do so, especially if young children are in the house you might want to instead do the following. Through a closed door you can ask the officers if they have a warrant. If they do not, then kindly ask them to leave and do not answer any further questions from them. If they do have a warrant ask them to slide the warrant under the door or show it to you through a window. Confirm that there is a signature from a judge on the warrant. Often times ICE officers will appear at someone’s door and claim to have a warrant, when in fact it is one of their own documents and not a warrant signed by a Judge. You do not have to open the door if ICE only has an arrest warrant signed by ICE officers themselves. If this asks them you should ask them to come back with a warrant signed by a judge. To be clear, you do not have to open the door and allow officers entry to your house or apartment without a warrant. Your house is your kingdom, protect it accordingly!