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Sep 3, 2026

ICE agent Christian Castro charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man in Minneapolis

Federal prosecutors charged ICE officer Christian Castro with six counts of lying to investigators about the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis in January 2026. Castro turned himself in to federal custody and was released on bail, while ProPublica reported that DOJ officials blocked more serious civil rights charges.

Sep 3, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪Christian Castro faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each of the six federal counts of making false statements if convicted.
  • ▪Christian Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg on January 14, 2026, during Operation Metro Surge, a massive federal immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities.
  • ▪Texas Governor Greg Abbott and a federal judge refused to extradite Christian Castro from Texas to Minnesota, leading to his release from a Texas jail in late August 2026.

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Immigration enforcementCivil rights

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