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A federal judge has intervened in what critics call a politically motivated effort to deport MS-13 leader Vladimir Arevalo-Chavez, blocking his removal as questions swirl about a possible U.S.-El Salvador deal to silence him.
Arevalo-Chavez, who sits on MS-13’s ruling board, faces major terrorism charges. Prosecutors now seek to drop them for “foreign policy” reasons—a move his lawyers claim is meant to prevent him from testifying about Salvadoran President Bukele’s alleged gang alliance.
This high-profile legal clash may set new boundaries for the use of foreign policy as a justification in criminal cases.