Arlington political activist who protested outside Stephen Miller's home won't face state charges
Source: CBS News
Updated on: May 5, 2026 / 3:33 PM EDT
An activist who protested outside the home of White House adviser Stephen Miller and distributed fliers containing his Virginia address will not face state charges, after a local prosecutor determined she did not commit a crime.
In a 166-page court filing, the Arlington and Falls Church Commonwealth Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti said that she had reviewed evidence against Barbara Wien and found there was "nothing in the proceeds of the search warrant supports criminal prosecution" for violations of a state law that criminalizes using someone's identity or address as a means to coerce, intimidate or harass. Violations of that law constitute a misdemeanor.
"It would neither accomplish the ends of justice nor discharge the Commonwealth's ethical obligations of fair prosecution to initiate any charges," she wrote, adding that charging her for protesting against the Trump administration's policies also would likely violate her constitutionally protected free speech rights.
Wien, a former college professor and longtime political activist in Arlington, Virginia who specializes in peace-building, has been under a state investigation since last year, after she distributed fliers last August and September depicting Miller on a "Wanted" poster for "crimes against humanity.". The flyers contained his Arlington address, and they also provided a QR code that urged people to demand a congressional investigation.
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