White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller threw a tantrum for the stupidest reason imaginable.
Federal jury on Sunday refused to find guilty Bobby Nunez, a 33-year-old tow truck driver from Los Angeles, is charged with theft of government property after he moved an ICE SUV that was blocking a driveway.*
Federal prosecutors alleged that Nunez prevented ICE from forcibly arresting Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, a 23-year-old Colombian woman suspected of being in the country illegally who was later released. They claimed he pushed Mafla-Martinez's car door against one of the officers before towing their car.
Nunez's lawyers argued that federal agents were blocking the building's driveway and noted that Nunez only moved the car one block away. The SUV was reportedly returned to agents within 13 minutes. Nunez faced up to 10 years in prison.
Miller was outraged by the decision in a post on X Sunday. “Another example of blatant jury nullification in the blue city. The justice system depends on a jury of equals with a shared system of interests and values. Mass migration divides the entire legal system into tribalism,” he wrote.
Of course, there was no evidence that the decision was a so-called “jury nullification.” It's the latest in a string of weak cases brought by the Trump administration against protesters and civilians related to immigrant arrests.
*This story has been updated to reflect Nunes' acquittal.
