David Streever, a Rochester, New York resident, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) alleging that federal agents threatened, tracked and attempted to locate him at his home and a hotel. The lawsuit claims the government’s response violated Streever’s First Amendment rights. Federal agents visited Streever’s Rochester home on June 23, 2026, and door‑bell camera footage shows two agents in blue jackets on his porch. Agents also left a written warning notice stating that his email might be illegal.

According to the filing, the actions followed a critical email Streever sent to the former acting director of ICE. The email, described as scathing, was sent in January 2026 to Todd Lyons, who was acting director of ICE at the time. The message criticized the agency’s former acting director and referenced the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good.

The lawsuit was filed by the nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in federal court in Washington, D.C. Streever, who is a U.S. citizen, was on a trip to Finland when agents arrived at his Rochester home.