ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
Christian Castro charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime after video emerged of non-fatal shooting in January
TL;DR
- ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Texas 11 days after being charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime.
- The charges stem from a non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man, Julio Cesar Sosa Celis, during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota known as “Operation Metro Surge”.
- Video evidence contradicted the ICE agents' accounts of the incident, which initially claimed Sosa Celis assaulted an officer.
- Castro is the second federal agent charged over conduct during the Minnesota crackdown.
- The arrest is seen as a rare instance of accountability for ICE officers, who have faced criticism for alleged misconduct.