New York resident sues ICE on free speech grounds over critical email sent to its former head
Summary
A New York man sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming his free speech rights were violated after federal officers visited his home to warn him about an email he sent to ICE’s former head. The email criticized ICE’s actions and compared its leader to a Nazi figure. The lawsuit argues that the government wrongly treated the email as a threat.Key Facts
- David Streever, a U.S. citizen from New York, sent a critical email to Todd Lyons, the former acting director of ICE, in January 2026.
- The email included strong language calling Lyons “a monstrous human being” and referenced a Nazi leader, Reinhard Heydrich.
- In June 2026, while Streever was in Finland, ICE officers visited his home in Rochester, N.Y., and gave his wife a warning notice about the email.
- Streever and his attorneys say this warning violated his First Amendment right to free speech.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed the lawsuit on behalf of Streever in Washington D.C.
- ICE stated it investigates all credible threats against its employees, including threats to the ICE director.
- Another upstate New York resident also received a federal warning after criticizing ICE online.
- Representatives of ICE and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin have not commented on the lawsuit.
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