A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking ICE from threatening prosecution against David Streever for an email criticizing ICE leadership after the killings of two Minnesota protestors. The judge ruled that calling ICE officials out and saying their actions will haunt them constitutes protected speech, not a criminal threat.
Background
David Streever sent a scathing three-paragraph email to acting ICE director Todd Lyons in January after two Minnesota protestors were killed by ICE officers. Five months later, ICE served him a warning notice claiming his email constituted a criminal threat, though the judge found it was protected criticism.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026 at 01:06 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10