ICE Agent Wanted for Shooting Venezuelan Immigrant at Minnesota Protests Arrested
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal immigration agent wanted for shooting a Venezuelan man during the anti-immigration crackdown in Minnesota was arrested on Friday in Texas, authorities reported. Christian Castro, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was detained 11 days after Minneapolis prosecutors charged him with assault and making a false report regarding the incident in which Venezuelan Julio César Sosa-Celis was injured on January 14. Hennepin County prosecutors in Minnesota noted that the state's Criminal Apprehension Office located Castro, 52, in Texas and worked with agents from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General and the Texas Rangers to arrest him. 'Today's arrest is a crucial step forward in our prosecution of Mr. Castro,' said Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County Attorney. Online court records do not mention an attorney for Castro, and it was unclear if he has one. Messages were left seeking comments from ICE, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General, and the Texas Rangers. Castro is the second federal agent charged for his conduct during the crackdown in Minnesota. He is one of two agents who, according to ICE Director Todd Lyons, lied about the circumstances of the incident.
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