Justice Department dropping charges against man they accused of being MS-13’s ‘leader for the East Coast’
- The Justice Department moved to drop charges against a man they had accused of being a major leader of the MS-13 gang, with prosecutors stating they 'no longer wish to pursue the instant prosecution at this time.'
- The man's lawyer moved to temporarily keep the federal charges pending against his client, citing the ongoing legal battle over Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport over 200 Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously said the man, Henrry Villatoro Santos, was 'MS-13's leader for the East Coast' and among the 'horrible, violent, worst of the worst criminals.
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