New York Resident Sues ICE on Free Speech Grounds over Critical Email Sent to Its Former Head
The lawsuit says agents left a warning notice and later tracked Streever to a hotel after his email, which FIRE calls protected political speech.
- On Monday, Rochester resident David Streever sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging federal agents violated his First Amendment rights by issuing a warning notice over a critical email sent in January.
- Streever sent the critical email in January to then-acting ICE director Todd Lyons, criticizing the agency's response to a Minneapolis shooting and comparing Lyons to a Nazi leader.
- Five months later, on June 23, two Homeland Security Investigations agents visited Streever's home while he was in Finland, leaving a "WARNING NOTICE" claiming he "MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW."
- Agents also confronted Syracuse resident Paigelynne Gonyea at a polling place on June 23, where DHS officials later claimed she "committed a federal crime by posting the address of an ICE law enforcement officer online."
- Attorney Adam Steinbaugh argues Streever's email was protected political speech, and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression seeks to bar federal agents from retaliating against critics.
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New York Man Sues ICE Over Visit After Critical Email
Rochester, New York — A Rochester man is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal officers came to his home over a critical email he sent to the agency’s former acting director. David Streever, a U.S. citizen, sent the email in January to then-acting ICE Director Todd Lyons after an ICE officer fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee Good. The Associated Press reported that Streever used harsh political language, calling Lyon…
New York man sues ICE over officers' visit after critical email
A New York man has filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging the agency violated his First Amendment rights by sending armed officers to his home after he emailed a senior ICE official criticizing the agency’s conduct. David Streever, a U.S. citizen from Rochester, filed the lawsuit in Washington, D.C., against the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and senior agency officials. He claims federal…
New York Man Sues DHS, ICE After Agents Visited Home Over Critical Email
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A New York man has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging federal agents violated his First Amendment rights by visiting his home after he sent a sharply worded email criticizing the agency’s leadership over its immigration enforcement tactics. David Streever, […]
ICE sued over agent-delivered speech warnings
What happenedA man in Rochester, New York, Monday sued the Department of Homeland Security and ICE after two agents tracked him down last month to deliver a “warning notice” over an email he sent in January. In it, David Streever called acting ICE Director Todd Lyons a “monstrous human being” who “will never know peace” due to his “shame” over “protecting the obvious execution” of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. The lawsuit, filed in fe…
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