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Judge allows DOJ to drop case against illegal immigrant arrested in Virginia accused of being MS-13 leader

By Brady Knox
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A Virginia judge approved a Department of Justice motion to dismiss its case against an accused MS-13 leader, clearing the way for his deportation.

Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos was arrested in Woodbridge, Virginia, in a neighborhood just south of Washington, D.C., on March 27. FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi said he was a key leader of MS-13 on the East Coast. He was charged with illegal firearm possession.

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