DOJ Drops Charges Against Top MS-13 Leader for Deportation

MS-13 Leader Arrest and Charges

• 🎯 Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, a 24-year-old MS-13 leader living illegally in the U.S., was arrested in Woodbridge, Virginia.
• 🏠 Agents breached his mother's home, finding him near the garage and seizing a 9mm handgun, three other firearms, ammunition, and two silencers.
• 📄 Immigration documents and a letter detailing gang affiliations were also recovered.

Dropped Charges and Deportation Proceedings

• ⚖️ The Justice Department, through Attorney General Pam Bondi, moved to dismiss weapons charges against Villatoro Santos.
• ✈️ This move is intended to expedite his deportation from the United States.
• ⚠️ His lawyer attempted to delay deportation by claiming he could face unlawful imprisonment in El Salvador, but the government is proceeding with removal.

MS-13 and Broader Arrests

• 💥 Attorney General Bondi described Villatoro Santos as a top leader of MS-13's violent operations on the East Coast.
• 🚨 He was among nearly 350 illegal migrant criminals arrested in March by a new FBI task force.
• 🌍 MS-13, designated a foreign terrorist group, is associated with high-profile killings, drug crimes, and kidnappings nationwide.