ICE intimidated, then admitted it targeted man just for his negative critique
<p>Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security showed up at David Streever's house in Rochester, New York. Streever was not home, so they left him a note.</p><p>That <a class="Link" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184.1.2.pdf" target="_blank" >note</a>, presented as an official warning from U.S.
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<p>Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security showed up at David Streever's house in Rochester, New York. Streever was not home, so they left him a note.</p><p>That <a class="Link" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184.1.2.pdf" target="_blank" >note</a>, presented as an official warning from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is at the center of a First Amendment <a class="Link" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184.1.0.pdf" target="_blank" >lawsuit</a> that Streever <a class="Link" href="https://reason.com/2026/07/07/he-compared-ices-chief-to-a-nazi-so-ice-tracked-him-down-on-vacation-with-his-daughter/" target="_blank" >filed</a> last month, alleging that ICE agents investigated and threatened him based on his constitutionally protected criticism of their boss. This month, the government <a class="Link" href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/17/nx-s1-5934692/dhs-free-speech-investigations" target="_blank" >responded</a> to Streever's lawsuit, confirming his allegations while attempting to rebut them.</p><p>On Jan.
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- <p>Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security showed up at David Streever's house in Rochester, New York. Streever was not home, so they left him a note.</p><p>That <a class="Link" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184.1.2.pdf" target="_blank" >note</a>, presented as an official warning from U.S.
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