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DOJ moves to drop charge against top MS-13 leader who was busted in major Virginia operation

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April 10, 2025

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The Justice Department dropped charges against “one of the top” MS-13 leaders living in the United States illegally as prosecutors seek to deport the El Salvador native — two weeks after he was busted in a major operation. NY Post reporter Deirdre Bardolf shares this story.

Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos was nabbed on weapons charges during an early morning raid at his mom’s Virginia home, 23 miles outside the nation’s capital, in March.

Attorney General Pam Bondi moved to dismiss the charges against Villatoro Santos, who “will now face the removal process,” according to a one-page court brief filed Wednesday evening.

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