A man from New York is suing the US government. He says the government stopped him from speaking freely.

一名來自紐約的男子正在起訴美國政府。他表示政府限制了他的言論自由。

David Streever sent an email to a government leader. He was angry about a police shooting. He used very strong words in the email.

David Streever 向一名政府領導人發送了電子郵件。他對警察槍擊事件感到憤怒。他在郵件中使用了非常強烈的措辭。

Later, government agents went to his house. They told him to stop writing these emails. Agents also tried to find him at a hotel in New York City.

隨後，政府特務前往他的家中。他們要求他停止撰寫這些郵件。特務還嘗試在紐約市的一家酒店找到他。

David's lawyers say he was not a danger. They say the government only wanted to stop his political ideas. Another woman also had problems with the government for a similar reason.

David 的律師表示他並不構成危險。他們認為政府只是想阻止他的政治理念。另一名女性也因為類似原因與政府發生衝突。

A judge will now decide if the government broke the law.

法官現在將決定政府是否違法。

A United States citizen has started a legal case against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He claims that federal agents targeted him because he criticized the leaders of these agencies.

一名美國公民已對國土安全部 (DHS) 和移民及海關執法局 (ICE) 提起訴訟。他聲稱聯邦特工是因為他批評這些機構的領導層而將其列為目標。

The lawsuit was filed by David Streever, a resident of New York. Streever argues that federal authorities violated his First Amendment rights after he sent an email in January to the acting ICE Director, Todd Lyons. In the email, which was written after an ICE agent killed a woman in Minneapolis, Streever used very harsh language and compared the Director to a notorious Nazi official.

這起訴訟由紐約居民 David Streever 提起。Streever 主張聯邦當局在他於一月向 ICE 代理局長 Todd Lyons 發送電子郵件後，侵犯了他的第一修正案權利。在該封郵件中（是在一名 ICE 特工於明尼阿波利斯殺死一名女性後寫成的），Streever 使用了非常激烈的語言，將局長比作一名惡名昭著的納粹官員。

In June, while Streever was traveling in Finland, federal agents visited his home and left a warning. They stated that his email might have broken federal law and told him to stop this behavior. After he returned to the U.S., agents tried to stop him at a hotel in New York City, but hotel staff prevented them from doing so. Additionally, agents contacted him several times by phone.

六月，當 Streever 在芬蘭旅行時，聯邦特工前往他的家中並留下警告。他們聲明他的郵件可能違反了聯邦法律，並要求他停止此類行為。在他返回美國後，特工試圖在紐約市的一家酒店攔截他，但被酒店員工阻止。此外，特工多次透過電話與他聯繫。

Streever's lawyers, from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, emphasized that the five-month delay between the email and the agents' response proves there was no real threat. Instead, they assert that the government was trying to silence political speech. Meanwhile, a similar situation occurred with a poll worker named Paigelynne Gonyea. While she believes she was questioned for a social media post, a DHS spokesperson asserted that she committed a crime by sharing an officer's home address.

Streever 的律師來自「個人權利與表達基金會」(Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)，他們強調郵件發出與特工回應之間五個月的延遲，證明不存在真正的威脅。相反，他們斷言政府是在試圖壓制政治言論。與此同時，一名名為 Paigelynne Gonyea 的投票站工作人員也遇到了類似情況。雖然她認為自己是因為社交媒體貼文而被盤問，但 DHS 發言人則堅稱她分享一名警員的住址已構成犯罪。

The court must now decide if the federal warnings and actions were an illegal attempt to punish the individuals for their protected speech.

法院現在必須決定，聯邦政府的警告與行動是否為企圖非法懲罰這些個人發表受保護言論的行為。

A United States citizen has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following federal interventions linked to his criticism of agency leadership.

一名美國公民在因批評機構領導層而遭到聯邦介入後，已對國土安全部 (DHS) 及移民及海關執法局 (ICE) 提起訴訟。

The legal action was commenced by David Streever, a resident of Rochester, New York, in the District of Columbia. The plaintiff alleges that federal authorities violated his First Amendment rights after he transmitted an email in January to then-acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. This communication, authored in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, contained highly critical language, including a comparison of Lyons to Reinhard Heydrich and assertions that the official would experience perpetual psychological distress.

此次法律行動由居住在紐約羅切斯特的 David Streever 於哥倫比亞特區發起。原告指稱，在他於一月向當時的 ICE 代理局長 Todd Lyons 發送電子郵件後，聯邦當局侵犯了他的第一修正案權利。該郵件是針對 ICE 探員在明尼阿波利斯槍殺 Renee Nicole Good 的事件而寫，內容包含強烈的批評措辭，包括將 Lyons 比作 Reinhard Heydrich，並聲稱該官員將承受永久的心理痛苦。

Operational responses by federal agents occurred in June, while the plaintiff was traveling in Finland. Two officers delivered a warning notice to the plaintiff's residence, stating that the email may have constituted a violation of federal law and urging the cessation of such behavior. Subsequent to the plaintiff's return to the United States, agents attempted to intercept him at a New York City hotel—an effort thwarted by hotel personnel—and initiated multiple telephonic contacts via Homeland Security Investigations.

聯邦探員於六月採取行動，當時原告正在芬蘭旅行。兩名警員向原告的住所遞交了警告通知，指出該電子郵件可能構成對聯邦法律的違反，並敦促其停止此類行為。在原告返回美國後，探員企圖在紐約市的一家酒店截獲他——但被酒店人員 thwart 阻止——隨後國土安全調查局多次透過電話與其聯繫。

Legal representation for Streever, provided by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, contends that the five-month interval between the email and the agency's response indicates an absence of a credible threat, suggesting instead that the actions were intended to suppress protected political speech. Concurrently, a separate incident involving Paigelynne Gonyea, a poll worker, occurred during New York primaries. While Gonyea attributes federal questioning to a post advocating for the indictment of officer Jonathan Ross, a DHS spokesperson, Lauren Bis, asserted that Gonyea committed a federal offense by disseminating the officer's residential address.

由個人權利與表達基金會 (FIRE) 提供的 Streever 法律代表認為，電子郵件與機構回應之間長達五個月的間隔表明當時不存在可信的威脅，反而顯示這些行動旨在壓制受保護的政治言論。與此同時，在紐約初選期間發生了另一起涉及投票站工作人員 Paigelynne Gonyea 的事件。雖然 Gonyea 將聯邦政府的質詢歸因於一篇主張起訴 Jonathan Ross 警員的貼文，但 DHS 發言人 Lauren Bis 則稱 Gonyea 散布該警員的住家地址，已觸犯聯邦法律。

Institutional responses have remained divergent. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin categorically denied allegations that the DHS is suppressing free speech, maintaining that threats against law enforcement will result in legal consequences. The New York Attorney General's office has confirmed it is reviewing the interactions between federal agents and the aforementioned residents.

機構回應依然分歧。國土安全部長 Markwayne Mullin 斷然否認 DHS 壓制言論自由的指控，並堅持對執法部門的威脅將導致法律後果。紐約州總檢察師辦公室已確認，目前正在審查聯邦探員與上述居民之間的互動。

The matter currently resides with the court to determine whether the federal warnings and interventions constituted unlawful retaliation against protected speech.

目前由法院決定聯邦政府的警告與介入行動是否構成對受保護言論的非法報復。