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Tim Sullivan

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

US Immigration Enforcement Minnesota - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro faces a federal count of making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Castro's federal hearing comes a day after he appeared in state court on assault charges and was released from custody.

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