According to the Fifth Amendment a person can not be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. Youssef Megahed, a 23-year-old college student and permanent legal U.S. resident, is in immigration custody, facing deportation to Egypt. In August of 2007, Megahed and another college student were stopped while on their way to South Carolina. Police found explosives in the trunk. Both men were arrested and charged with terrorist related activity. The driver, Ahmed Mohamed, pled guilty to providing support to terrorist after authorities found a YouTube video showing him building remote control bombs. Mohamed was sentenced to 15 years. Youssef Megahed, charged with two counts of terrorist activity went on trial in early 2009. In April 2009, a federal jury found Megahed not guilty, finding the explosives simular to fireworks. Three days later, immigration officials arrested Megahed outside of a Tampa Wal-Mart. Megahed's family and supporters believe the government's actions amount to double jeopardy, getting a second chance to try a case it lost the first time around.
"We're completely disappointed with this action by the government," said Adam Allen, Megahed's public defender. "My understanding is that they have arrested him to seek to deport him based solely on the same grounds for which he was acquitted." U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman James Judge said Megahed was arrested for "civil violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act," releasing few details in a prepared statement. Luckily the Florida immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against Youssef Megahed. The Constitution of the United States still holds value of decisions made in the United States.
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