ICE Officer Lied About Shooting
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After he left Minneapolis and returned to Texas, Minnesota officials had requested state officials there extradite Castro to face the charges, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott refused to cooperate.
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In an attempt to justify the shooting, Castro allegedly told investigators he was brutally assaulted by multiple individuals wielding tools, claiming he was hit with a broom and a snow shovel during the confrontation.
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A federal prosecutor in Minnesota, Matthew Evans, expressed strong objections to dropping civil rights charges against an ICE agent who shot and lied about it, but his concerns were overruled by the Department of Justice. The agent, Christian Castro, allegedly shot a Venezuelan immigrant, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, in January during Operation Metro Surge, a Trump administration immigration initiative. Evans emailed…
Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections →A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Christian Castro, has been accused of lying about a violent attack before shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota last winter. According to a federal indictment, Castro falsely claimed he was attacked with a broom and shovel, but investigators found no evidence to support his story. The incident occurred outside a…
ICE officer lied about shovel and broom attack before Minnesota shooting, Justice Department alleges →A former ICE officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for lying about a shooting in Minneapolis. The indictment claims that Christian Castro fabricated a story that he was ambushed by three individuals, including Julio C. Sosa-Celis, with snow shovels and broom handles. According to the indictment, no such attack occurred and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uncritically accepted Castro's false…
A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended →Christian Castro, an ICE officer, pleaded not guilty in a Texas federal court on Friday to six charges of making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan man. The charges stem from a shooting that occurred on January 14 during a targeted immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. According to federal prosecutors, Castro's account of the incident was contradicted by video…
ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about Minneapolis shooting involving Venezuelan man →Analysis
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- 3 Sep
After he left Minneapolis and returned to Texas, Minnesota officials had requested state officials there extradite Castro to face the charges, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott refused to cooperate.
- 4 Sep
Castro then fired a shot through the front door while standing as the men began to close it, hitting Sosa-Celis in the leg, the indictment says.
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4 Sep ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about Minneapolis shooting involving Venezuelan manChristian Castro, an ICE officer, pleaded not guilty in a Texas federal court on Friday to six charges of making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan man. The charges stem from a shooting that occurred on January 14 during a targeted immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. According to federal prosecutors, Castro's account of the incident was contradicted by video…Fox News
4 Sep A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly DefendedA former ICE officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for lying about a shooting in Minneapolis. The indictment claims that Christian Castro fabricated a story that he was ambushed by three individuals, including Julio C. Sosa-Celis, with snow shovels and broom handles. According to the indictment, no such attack occurred and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uncritically accepted Castro's false…Reason
4 Sep ICE officer lied about shovel and broom attack before Minnesota shooting, Justice Department allegesA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Christian Castro, has been accused of lying about a violent attack before shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota last winter. According to a federal indictment, Castro falsely claimed he was attacked with a broom and shovel, but investigators found no evidence to support his story. The incident occurred outside a…Toronto Star
3 Sep Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” ObjectionsA federal prosecutor in Minnesota, Matthew Evans, expressed strong objections to dropping civil rights charges against an ICE agent who shot and lied about it, but his concerns were overruled by the Department of Justice. The agent, Christian Castro, allegedly shot a Venezuelan immigrant, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, in January during Operation Metro Surge, a Trump administration immigration initiative. Evans emailed…ProPublica
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