Federal Government Moves to Drop Case Against Alleged MS-13 Gang Leader

Federal prosecutors are seeking to drop a criminal case against an illegal immigrant whom the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused of being a leader of the MS-13 gang following his arrest last month. In a brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on April 9, prosecutors did not explain why they were seeking to dismiss the case against Henry Josue Villatoro Santos, stating only that they were doing so for “good cause shown.” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that the 24-year-old, a citizen of El Salvador who is living in the United States without legal status, “will now face the removal process.”...