Machete-wielding MS-13 gangster wanted for murder walks free after Biden-appointed judge releases him: DHS
A convicted MS-13 killer known as "La Bruja" or "the witch" is free in California after a federal judge ruled ICE held him without a required bond hearing for five months.
TL;DR
- An MS-13 gang member, David Antonio Aviles Perez, convicted of aggravated murder in El Salvador, was released from federal custody in California.
- U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta ordered the release, stating that immigration officials violated Aviles Perez's due process rights by holding him for five months without a bond hearing.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin condemned the ruling, calling the judge a 'radical activist' and asserting that sanctuary policies put Americans at risk.
- Aviles Perez had previously been arrested in California for an alleged machete attack and convicted, but was later released.
- The judge's ruling focused on the procedural requirements for detention, not on Aviles Perez's guilt or potential danger.