Let's see how much time this piece of shit gets.
ICE officer charged in non-fatal shooting arrested by Minnesota authorities
By Associated Press
1 hr 19 min ago
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro gets into a car surrounded by news reporters moments after being released from the detention center in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)
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AP —
A federal immigration officer charged with
shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January and
lying about the circumstances to investigators was to appear Thursday before a Minnesota judge after state authorities arrested him ahead of a separate hearing in federal court.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro faces state and federal charges stemming from the shooting of
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during a federal immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area. Prosecutors say Castro falsely told investigators that he had been attacked with a broom and a shovel.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a social media post that it arrested Castro on Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis on an outstanding warrant charging him with assault and false reporting of a crime. The arrest followed a dispute between Minnesota authorities and Texas’ governor over Minnesota’s attempts to
extradite Castro from his home state to face the state charges.
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Castro remained jailed without bond in Hennepin County on Thursday awaiting an afternoon hearing in a state court.
Castro is also scheduled to appear Friday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on the separate federal case in which he is charged with making false statements to investigators regarding the same shooting.
This booking photo shows Christian Castro, an ICE agent charged in connection with a shooting involving two Venezuelan people in Minnesota earlier this year.
Cameron County Sheriff's Office
Castro’s defense attorneys in the federal case have said he plans to plead not guilty. Daniel Gerdts, listed in court records as Castro’s defense attorney in the state case, did not immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment Thursday.
It’s the first Justice Department prosecution of a federal officer for actions taken
during this year’s massive Operation Metro Surge, which brought thousands of agents to the Twin Cities and led to sweeping protests, arrests and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers.
In both the federal and state cases against Castro, prosecutors say he shot 24-year-old Sosa-Celis in the leg while firing through the front door of a Minneapolis home. They say Castro later falsely reported he had been attacked with a broom handle and a snow shovel before firing his gun.