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Federal Judge Blocks DHS Warning Notices Against Citizen Criticizing ICE
Just the facts
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by David Streever, a New York resident who received a warning notice from federal agents after sending an email critical of former ICE director Todd Lyons. Federal agents delivered the warning to Streever's home and hotel after he called Lyons a monstrous human being following fatal shootings during an immigration operation in Minnesota. Judge Contreras concluded that the agency's warning notice impermissibly threatened prosecution for speech protected under the First Amendment. The injunction prohibits Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE officials from issuing similar warning notices or prosecuting Streever while the legal challenge remains pending in federal court.
Why this is news
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from threatening prosecution against a citizen for criticizing agency leadership.
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