US judge rules DHS cannot threaten citizen with prosecution over criticism of ICE chief

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement A US federal judge has barred the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from issuing another warning notice threatening prosecution against a US citizen over his criticism of the agency, saying the government’s actions could infringe on his First Amendment rights.US District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington DC issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday in a case brought by David Streever, a Rochester, New York, resident who accused DHS officials of violating his constitutional right to free speech.Warning over email to former ICE chiefThe case stems from an email Streever sent in January to Todd Lyons, then acting director of ICE. In the email, Streever called Lyons a “monstrous human being”, compared him to a Nazi and said his own conscience would “eat himself alive”.Months later, federal agents visited Streever’s home and later tracked him to a hotel where he was staying with his young daughter. Agents left him a warning notice stating that he “may be in violation of federal law” and citing laws concerning threats against federal officials.The notice also said its receipt would be taken into...