Judge Rules Telling ICE Its Actions 'Will Haunt Them' Is Protected Speech

A federal judge has ruled that a man who sent an angry email to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) telling agents their actions would "haunt them" was engaging in protected speech, according to a report by Ars Technica.

Ars Technica reported that the man won a legal fight to block a threat made by ICE in response to the off-the-cuff email he had sent to the agency.

The outlet's report indicates the case centered on whether the email constituted a genuine threat or was instead protected expression under free speech protections.

Further details about the identity of the man, the specific circumstances that prompted his email, or the exact nature of ICE's response were not fully detailed in the available excerpt of the report.

Ars Technica has published a fuller account of the ruling and the underlying dispute on its website.