David Streever Sues ICE Over Home Warning for January Email, Alleging First Amendment Violations
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Updated · Hartford Courant · Jul 6
David Streever Sues ICE Over Home Warning for January Email, Alleging First Amendment Violations
3 articles · Updated · Hartford Courant · Jul 6
Summary
David Streever filed a lawsuit in Washington on Monday after ICE officers went to his Rochester home in June and left a warning saying his January email to then-acting director Todd Lyons was a threat.
The suit says the response punished protected political speech: Streever, a U.S. citizen, had called Lyons “a monstrous human being” and wrote that he “will never know peace” after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
FIRE, which represents Streever, said agents also tried to confront him at a New York City hotel after his return from Finland, while DHS said allegations it is suppressing speech are “categorically FALSE” and warned threats against officers carry consequences.
At least 2 upstate New York residents were contacted by federal agents in June after criticizing ICE online, including poll worker Paigelynne Gonyea, whose case is being reviewed by the New York attorney general’s office.