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ICE agent arrested and charged for shooting Venezuelan man in Minneapolis raid

Jan 14, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN, Venezuela

ICE agent arrested and charged for shooting Venezuelan man in Minneapolis raid

ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Texas on May 29 and charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime for shooting Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg on January 14 during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Castro fired through a front door, with the bullet striking Sosa-Celis and traveling into a child's room. Federal assault charges against Sosa-Celis and another man were previously dropped after prosecutors determined the initial accusations against them were false.

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