U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the alleged leader of the MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia. The 24-year-old man from El Salvador was described as one of MS-13's top three leaders in the United States. Bondi said Thursday that it's a major victory in the Trump administration's effort to crack down on a gang that's known for brutal violence and extortion. Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos was taken into custody on an outstanding administrative immigration warrant, and charged with illegal gun possession after agents found several firearms during the search of his home, according to court papers.

It's a local threat to some and a full-on invasion to President Donald Trump. Debates over Trump's hard-line migration policies are focused on the ruthless Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump labeled the Tren de Aragua an invading force when he invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 authority that allows the president to deport any noncitizen during wartime. The Trump administration transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador over the weekend even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations. Flights were in the air when the judge issued his ruling.

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Under penalty of a beating or death, Erik Eck pledged at age 13 to adhere to the Latin Kings' first rule: "Once a King, a…