Citizen Sues ICE Over Email Threat Claim | Albany News

Albany News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

A U.S. citizen named David Streever is suing ICE after federal agents showed up at his home while he was abroad, issuing a warning over an email he sent in January calling the former acting ICE director a “monstrous human being.” The email, written in response to an ICE officer’s fatal shooting during a protest, also declared he “will never know peace.” Streever’s legal team argues this violates his First Amendment rights, and they’re not alone — others in upstate New York received similar warnings for online criticism. Represented by FIRE, the case, filed in D.C. and naming the Secretary of…