What to make of the seemingly vindictive, all-but-double-jeopardizing re-arrest of Youssef Megahed, 23, earlier this month? Three days after the former USF student was found not guilty of explosives possession he was arrested again, this time by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A deportation hearing is still pending.
The rationale for the feds’ immigration charges surely seems like legal vendetta. Upon further scrutiny, however, it doesn’t seem that nuanced. Appears more like a legal system temper tantrum. In effect:
“We have a 2 ½ -week trial with bunches of witnesses and more than 100 pieces of evidence. This is after this guy’s USF buddy, Ahmed Mohamed, pleads guilty to providing material support to terrorists and gets 15 years in a plea deal. But Megahed? He was just cruising aimlessly and cluelessly in South Carolina with his Muslim pal, the convicted terrorist wannabe? And they buy it? You gotta be kidding. Let’s go the civil route this time. He’s over at Wal-Mart. ICE him.”