ICE Agent Arrested for Shooting Migrant, Filing False Report

U.S. authorities have arrested an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan migrant in Minnesota and subsequently lying about the incident. The agent, Christian Castro, faces four charges of second-degree assault. Investigators located Castro in Texas following the charges filed by Hennepin County prosecutors.

In January, during a large-scale ICE operation, Castro allegedly shot Julio César Sosa in the leg. State prosecutors later charged Castro, accusing him and another ICE agent of falsely reporting that Sosa and another migrant attacked them with a shovel and a broomstick. The Department of Justice initially filed assault charges against the two migrants, but later dropped them after video evidence emerged contradicting the agents' claims.

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false testimony

Todd Lyons, acting ICE director, acknowledged in February that agents had provided "false testimony" under oath. Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County attorney, stated that Castro's arrest is a "fundamental step forward" in the judicial process. Castro was one of three individuals shot by ICE agents during the "Metro Surge" operation, which saw hundreds of agents deployed to Minneapolis, leading to civilian confrontations. Two U.S. citizens, Renée Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by ICE agents during the same operation.

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represents a fundamental step forward in the judicial process against Mr. Castro