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DHS defends investigating agency critics and giving them warning notices

DHS defends investigating agency critics and giving them warning notices After U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to track down a New York man at his home, an airport and a hotel to confront him over a critical email he sent to the former head of ICE five months prior, federal officials are defending such investigations in court filings. The same court filings say the investigation into the man, David Streever, was closed at the end of June.

One outlet wrote about Streever's case last month and the First Amendment lawsuit he filed against Department of Homeland Security and ICE officials. Two ICE special agents came looking for Streever at his home in Rochester on June 23 to ask him about a scathing email he sent former acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons in January.

Why it matters

The case examines if the government can use warning notices to silence criticism without violating free-speech protections.

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