ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota

Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdown

The federal officer who shot a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown in Minnesota was charged with assault on Monday.

There is a nationwide warrant for the arrest of Christian Castro, 52, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot Julio Sosa-Celis on 14 January. A state investigation into the incident had been hampered by federal agencies’ refusal to share information with state prosecutors.

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