U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro was charged on September 3 with six counts of making false statements to investigators regarding a January 14 shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant. The case represents a rare instance of federal prosecution holding immigration officers accountable for misconduct.
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The charges represent a rare moment of the Justice Department seeking to hold immigration officers accountable.
Federal prosecutors charged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro with making false statements to investigators about the Jan. 14 shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Sources said a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment Wednesday [cbsnews.com#1][foxnews.com#1][japantoday.com#1][abc7chicago.com#1]. Authorities say Castro fi
ICE officer Christian Castro pleaded not guilty Sept. 4 in federal court in McAllen, Texas, to six counts of making false statements to investigators about the Jan. 14 shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis. A judge released him on a $75,000 unsecured bond with a GPS ankle monitor after he turned himself in Thursday evening [cbsnews.com#1][pbs.org#1][foxnews.c