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US judge blocks DHS from threatening prosecution against man who criticized ICE

ICE enforcement [ice_general]. <p>David Streever was issued a ‘warning notice’ after sending an email critical of ICE to the agency’s director in January</p><p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may no longer issue a “warning notice” – threatening prosecution against a US citizen – for criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/ice-new-york-warning-notice-dhs
    <p>David Streever was issued a ‘warning notice’ after sending an email critical of ICE to the agency’s director in January</p><p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may no longer issue a “warning notice” – threatening prosecution against a US citizen – for criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal judge in Washington DC <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184/gov.uscourts.dcd.294184.25.0.pdf">ruled</a> on Tuesday.</p><p>Judge Rudolph