ICE officer to appear in federal court for alleged false statement in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting

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Sullivan, T. (2026, September 18). ICE officer to appear in federal court for alleged false statement in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/ice-officer-to-appear-in-federal-court-for-alleged-false-statement-in-nonfatal-minneapolis-shooting/article_ae1fa46f-488c-5848-ae16-356f8096647d.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-18 · by Tim Sullivan

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ICE officer Christian Castro is set to appear in U.S. District Court for allegedly lying to investigators about a shooting incident that occurred in Minneapolis in January. The victim, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, is Venezuelan, and the case stems from ICE's heightened enforcement activities during that period. Prior to his federal court appearance, Castro faced assault charges in state court and was released on bail.

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On September 16, Christian Castro, an ICE agent, was arrested in Minneapolis after being charged with assault for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, on January 14. Prosecutors also accuse Castro of lying to investigators about the incident, claiming he had been attacked by Sosa-Celis before opening fire. Video evidence contradicted his account. After being released from federal custody in Texas earlier that month with a GPS ankle monitor, Castro was taken into custody and booked into the Hennepin County jail on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by Minnesota authorities. His lawyer disputed claims that he might flee to Mexico, stating Castro wanted his day in court. The arrest marks the first prosecution of a federal officer for actions during Operation Metro Surge, President Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

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Tim Sullivan

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Topics

Minn. Minneapolis ST. PAUL U.S. Venezuelan

Subjects

Castro PERSON · 1× Christian Castro PERSON · 1× District Court ORG · 1× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis PERSON · 1× Minn. GPE · 1× Minneapolis GPE · 1× ST. PAUL GPE · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× Venezuelan NORP · 1×

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An immigration officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year, and then lying to investigators about what happened, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Friday.

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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star

ICE officer to appear in federal court for alleged false statement in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting · assertive framing

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what → accuse → Friday

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro faces a federal count of making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. asserted

Castro → face → Celis

Castro’s federal hearing comes a day after he appeared in state court on assault charges and was released from custody. asserted

he → come → custody

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