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Months after he sent a harsh email to ICE, agents tracked him to his home and a hotel

David Streever takes a selfie while on vacation with his daughter and a character at Moomin World in Finland. Later, the Streevers would learn the same agents presented the same form to a Syracuse poll worker earlier that day, and accused her of threatening an ICE (immigration enforcement agency) officer on her Instagram account. He did remember a strongly worded note he had sent to Lyons' government email address in January right after federal immigration officers fatally shot two people in Minneapolis. Todd Lyons, then-acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Feb. 10. The department gave NPR a statement that said: "ICE investigates all credible threats towards its employees and officers, including threats to the ICE Director. This is criticizing the director of ICE and appealing to his conscience and sharing [Streever's] own views," said Steinbaugh, who has talked with Streever about his case. It said that ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility "has identified an email sent to Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, which it has reason to believe may constitute a violation of Title 19 of the U.S. At the bottom of the form it said, "Receipt of this Notice will be taken into consideration, should you continue to be involved in any criminal activities described above." For months, DHS (Dept. of Homeland Security) and ICE have been waging a crackdown on alleged threats against their personnel and doxxing attempts. Federal agents have sent administrative subpoenas to email and social media platforms to find out the identities of people who have posted about ICE anonymously. "This danger is not hypothetical," said a recent statement from DHS.

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Venezuela's twin earthquakes: Unprecedented struggles for survival amid crisis

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription V enezuela — hit by twin earthquakes on June 24 — is struggling to build itself back up. With official rescues dropping dramatically, the death toll has risen to 1,943 and the number of injured has almost doubled to 10,571, according to latest information. From India sending a field hospital under Operation Amistad and two IAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft with 66 tonnes of aid, to the U.S. deploying 900 personnel, international aid continues to pour into the country. Venezuelan officials say that more than 15,800 people have been affected by the earthquakes — a figure that reflects the official number of displaced people, U.N. refugee agency spokesperson Carlotta Wolf said. The U.S. ran 12 deportation flights to Venezuela in May, operating three days a week, according to ICE (immigration enforcement agency) Flight Monitor. Deportation flights to Venezuela resumed in February 2025 after a 13-month pause. Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft arrives at Maiquetía International Airport, Caracas, carrying 66 tonnes of humanitarian aid- including an Indian Army Field Hospital, over 35 tonnes of relief supplies, medicines and medical equipment, and two BHISHM Cubes, for Venezuela as part of post-earthquake relief efforts on June 28, 2026.

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US removes four Indian companies from Russia-related sanctions list

The United States has removed four Indian companies from its Russia-related sanctions list, offering relief to firms that had previously faced restrictions under measures targeting Russia. The move came as the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and released its latest quarterly report on licensing activities under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSRA). The four companies removed from the SDN List are Hyderabad-based RRG Engineering Technologies Private Limited, Hyderabad-based Lokesh Machines Limited, Ahmedabad-based Galaxy Bearings Ltd, and Delhi-based Shaurya Aeronautics Private Limited. All four had been designated under Executive Order 14024, which forms part of the US sanctions framework related to Russia. Their removal means the companies are no longer subject to the specific US sanctions imposed under that programme. OFAC did not specify the reasons for the delisting. At the same time, the US expanded sanctions targeting alleged members and associates of Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Two Mexican nationals — Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva and J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez — were added to the SDN List under counterterrorism authorities and Executive Order 14059, which targets foreign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade. While the removal of the four Indian firms marks a significant development for the affected companies, the US also demonstrated its continued focus on expanding sanctions against entities allegedly linked to transnational criminal organisations.

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