Accused MS-13 ringleader one step closer to deportation after judge dismisses charges
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A man described by the DOJ as one of the top three MS-13 leaders in the country is now subject to deportation proceedings after criminal charges against him were dropped.
Villatoro Santos was arrested during a raid on his Woodbridge, Virginia, home on March 27 and was charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. He was considered one of the top three leaders of the vicious transnational MS-13 gang living in the United States, and federal authorities noted that they had found MS-13 indicia in his bedroom and garage. Peter D'Abrosca joined Fox News Digital in 2025 after four years as a politics reporter at The Tennessee Star.
He grew up in Rhode Island and is a graduate of Elon University.
On April 9, Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a motion to dismiss the gun charges against Villatoro Santos in an effort to have him immediately deported to El Salvador, rather than standing trial and potentially spending years in a U.S. prison. Follow Peter on X at @pmd_reports. Send story tips to peter.dabrosca@fox.com.
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