ICE agent charged with lying under oath about Minnesota shooting
Summary
Federal prosecutors charged ICE officer Christian Castro with lying to investigators about shooting a Venezuelan man in Minnesota during an immigration crackdown. Castro also faces state felony charges for the shooting, which happened when he fired through a door, injuring the man’s leg.Key Facts
- Christian Castro, an ICE officer, is charged with lying under oath about a January shooting in Minnesota.
- The shooting involved Castro firing through a door and hitting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg.
- Castro faces state charges including assault with a dangerous weapon related to this incident.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott refused to extradite Castro to Minnesota, leading to his 90-day detention in Texas before release.
- Surveillance video showed that Castro’s claim that Sosa-Celis attacked him was false.
- Another ICE agent involved in the case was suspended but not charged.
- Federal authorities dropped charges against Sosa-Celis and another man initially accused of assaulting ICE officers.
- The Department of Justice blocked some more serious civil rights charges against Castro, but an investigation continues.
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