A Rochester, New York man, David Streever, is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after two ICE officers visited his home and delivered a federal warning connected to an email he sent. According to reports, Streever sent a critical message in January to Todd Lyons, who at the time was acting ICE director. The email came after a Minneapolis immigration-related incident in which an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good during a confrontation that was recorded during an anti-ICE demonstration.
Streever, a U.S. citizen, was reportedly traveling in Finland when two officers arrived at his Rochester home in June. They presented his wife with a notice warning that the earlier email was considered a threat, according to his attorneys. PBS NewsHour reports that Streever is at least one of two upstate New York residents who received such warnings after criticizing ICE online.
The sources describe the suit as challenging ICE’s actions in connection with the officers’ visit and the warning issued over Streever’s email.
