Technology Jul 09, 2026 · 1 min read

ICE agents are making house calls for online critics

A few hours after checking into a hotel in New York City, David Streever woke up to a call from the front desk saying someone was looking for him. Streever had just landed on a return trip from Finland, where he'd vacationed with his daughter. Though Streever didn't know it yet, while he'd been away...

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The Verge
by Gaby Del Valle
ICE agents are making house calls for online critics
Megaphone tangled up in barbed wire.

A few hours after checking into a hotel in New York City, David Streever woke up to a call from the front desk saying someone was looking for him.

Streever had just landed on a return trip from Finland, where he'd vacationed with his daughter. Though Streever didn't know it yet, while he'd been away, agents with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had shown up to his home in Rochester and spoken to his wife. They dropped off a "WARNING NOTICE," which informed Streever that ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is "responsible for enforcing crimes against the United States," including "threats made against ICE personnel." …

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