Judge grants Justice Department’s request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the alleged MS-13 gang East Coast leader whom prosecutors say they now intend to deport just weeks after top government officials celebrated his arrest outside of Washington.
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