Homeland Security says Jose Antonio Vargas has a notice to appear in court . He also wanted to share his `` story of coming to the United States as an unaccompanied minor from the Philippines , '' he wrote for Politico . He is accused of being part of the MS-13 gang and was arrested last year after he allegedly tried to smuggle guns into Mexico from California. The journalist wrote last week that he suspected he might not get out of McAllen , Texas . At 12 , Vargas came to the U.S. illegally with a man he 'd never met , he wrote in 2011 .
Homeland Security says Jose Antonio Vargas has a notice to appear in court . He is accused of being part of the MS-13 gang and was arrested last year after he allegedly tried to smuggle guns into Mexico from California. The journalist wrote last week that he suspected he might not get out of McAllen , Texas . At 12 , Vargas came to the U.S. illegally with a man he 'd never met , he wrote in 2011 .