A terrorist belonging to the Salvadoran gang MS-13, convicted in his home country for executing a civilian at point-blank range, was inexplicably released in the United States by order of a judge appointed by former Democratic President Joe Biden.
Federal Judge Jinsook Ohta ordered the release of David Antonio Aviles Pérez, 35, also known as "La Bruja," after arguing that immigration authorities had kept him detained for five months without granting him a bail hearing or assessing whether he posed a danger to society or a flight risk. Logically, the decision sparked outrage from the Trump administration.
"This radical activist judge has put American lives at risk by releasing a wanted murderer," stated Markwayne Mullin in a statement released on Saturday. "This is the second time this dangerous undocumented individual has returned to the streets in California," he added. "Because sanctuary politicians want to play politics from the bench, innocent citizens are left unprotected."
Aviles Pérez committed a brutal murder in 2014 in El Salvador and is identified by prosecutors in that country as an active member of the Mara Salvatrucha. He was convicted in absentia in December 2025 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated homicide. During the crime, the now-released individual shot the victim in the chest, back, and face before fleeing.
