ICE officer Christian Castro was arrested in Minnesota on September 17 and pleaded not guilty on September 18 to federal charges of lying to the FBI about shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man through an apartment door in Minneapolis in January during immigration enforcement operations. He also faced state assault charges.
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Sept 16 - A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over U.S. President Donald Trump's deportation sweeps.
***A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested*** An ICE agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan man through an apartment door and then lying about what happened has been arrested in Minneapolis, eight months after the incident became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Christian Castro w
Christian Castro faced assault charges after shooting Venezuelan man through the door of his apartment while children were present A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over Donald Trump’s deportation sweeps. Christian Castro, an
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer facing charges in the alleged shooting of a Venezuelan migrant during the Trump administration’s enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis earlier this year has been taken into custody in the state. Christian Castro, 52, was booked into the Hennepin County Jail on an outstanding warrant shortly after 4 p.m. local...
A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis has been arrested there, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over President Trump’s deportation sweeps.
Minnesota authorities arrested former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro in downtown Minneapolis on Sept. 16 over the January shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Castro faces four state counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime. Federal prosecutors separately charged him with making false statements
A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances to investigators is scheduled to appear before a Minnesota judge.
Months after prosecutors charged Christian Castro in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in January, he made his first court appearance in Minnesota.
Christian Castro, a federal immigration officer, made his first court appearance in Minnesota since he was booked Wednesday into a local jail. Castro faces multiple state and federal charges in connection with a shooting during the immigration surge in Minnesota.
ICE agent charged with assault, lying about shooting, jailed in Minnesota U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detain a man as part of a Targeted Enforcement Operation in the Corona neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Sept 16 (Reuters) - A federal immigration officer wanted
Bail Set for ICE Officer Accused of Lying and Assault in Non-Fatal Shooting in Minneapolis By TIM SULLIVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown that roiled Minneapolis early t...
A federal immigration officer who faces state and federal charges in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is now out of custody.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from allegations that he lied to authorities about what led up to the January shooting of a Venezuelan man during Minneapolis enforcement operations. A federal grand jury indicted Christian Castro, 52, in early September on six counts of making materially...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-of... Christian Castro’s arrest came eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over President Trump’s immigrant deportation sweeps.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/u... An immigration officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneap...