A defendant MS-13 leader will remain in federal custody after a judge finds possible reasons that may support the government’s case against him.
U.S. District Judge William Porter for Eastern Virginia ruling Tuesday at a detention hearing in Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, who was arrested last week in a suburb of Virginia.
FBI Santos announced his arrest on March 27 in Woodbridge, southern Washington, DC, and was charged with illegal foreigner possessing a gun.
Top MS-13 leader arrested in Virginia
The top MS-13 leader was allegedly arrested in Virginia on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Ingraham Corner)
Santos’ hearing was revealed in court documents Trump administration An El Salvadorian man was sent, mistakenly thinking that he was El Salvador.
When the government sent the administration of three El Salvadorians and Venezuelan immigrants on March 15, Kilmar Abrego Garcia sent the “terrorist imprisonment center” for El Salvadorians and Venezuelan immigrants on March 15 to evacuate Maryland.
Vice President JD Vance Court documents were cited in social media posts in response to critics’ writing: “You obviously haven’t read that he is a convicted MS-13 gang member and has no legal right to come here.”
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Santos was arrested at a nearby Tactical Operations Center, with Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove attending during Santos’ arrest. (pool)
Santos was arrested at a nearby Tactical Operations Center, with Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove attending during Santos’ arrest.
“They performed clean, safe actions while the bad guys were detained. Thanks to the FBI, the worst we were on the street this morning was one of the worst cases of MS-13. Today, Virginia and the country are safer,” Bundy told Fox News after the facts.
The authorities found a 9mm pistol, three other guns, ammunition and two suppressors in Viratero’s bedroom, court documents show.
President Donald Trump praised the leadership who wrote on social media, “The excellent work of Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Tom Homan and Kristi N, took over the MS13 leaders – it’s big!”
Patel responded to Trump’s sentiment, saying: “This is what can happen when you put good cops in a good place to take over the bad guys. America should look at that. We are honored to stand with these brave fighters.”
Fox News Digital contacts Santos’ attorney.
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Fox News’ David Spunt, Jake Gibson and Anders Hagstrom contributed to the report.
