
Event overview
ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
Multiple outlets report that Christian Castro, an ICE agent, was charged in connection with a January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis, Julio Sosa-Celis. The charges include four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime, or equivalents, depending on the outlet. Minnesota prosecutors issued an arrest warrant. Some coverage notes the shooting occurred during the Operation Metro Surge; several sources identify Castro as facing five counts, while wording differs on whether the incident was fatal. The most reliable sources (Reuters, ABC, The Hill, PBS, NYTimes) corroborate the core facts of charges, counts, and arrest actions, with Guardian also confirming four-plus-one counts and a warrant.
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The New York Times
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PBS NewsHour
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The Hill
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ABC News
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The Guardian US
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New York Post
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Bloomberg
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Associated Press
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Reuters
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CNBC
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ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota
The agent is the second federal officer to face felony charges in Minnesota stemming from Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown
Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Tim Sullivan, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump.

ICE officer charged in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting during Operation Metro Surge
Hennepin County, Minn., Attorney Mary Moriarty on Monday issued an arrest warrant for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis in January, during the height of “Operation Metro Surge.” Christian Castro, 52, faces four counts of second-degree assault.
ICE agent charged in nonfatal shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis
The federal agent, Christian Castro, faces five counts, prosecutors said. Minnesota prosecutors on Monday announced charges against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year. The federal agent, Christian Castro, was charged with four.

ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdown A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown. The officer.

Nationwide arrest warrant issued for ICE agent accused of shooting illegal immigrant in Minneapolis
See more of our coverage in your search results. Minnesota prosecutors issued a nationwide arrest warrant Monday for a federal immigration officer they say shot an illegal immigrant -– then lied about the circumstances surrounding the gunfire during last winter’s ICE surge to the state. ICE agent Christian Castro, 52.

ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of Venezuelan Man in Minnesota
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was charged with assault by Minnesota authorities for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan man and then lying about the confrontation.
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty speaks during a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, May 18, 2026. Attorney General Keith Ellison stands at left. (Renée Jones Schneider/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP) Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty holds up a document.

Minnesota officials charge ICE agent in shooting of Venezuelan immigrant
Two federal officers involved in the Sosa-Celis shooting appeared to have lied about events that led up to the incident, a senior ICE official said in February. That announcement came a day after U.S. prosecutors moved to drop charges against two men accused of assaulting ICE officers involved in the shooting.

ICE agent charged in Minnesota with assault in shooting of immigrant
Christian Castro is the second ICE agent to be charged for actions during Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration's immigration-enforcement mission.