ICE agent arrested in Texas for Minneapolis shooting

A federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested in Texas on charges stemming from the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis earlier this year. Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody on Friday by agents from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General and the Texas Rangers, with assistance from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Castro faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in connection with the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar SosaCelis. The arrest follows a warrant issued by the Hennepin County Attorney's Office in Minnesota. "Today’s arrest is a critical step forward in our prosecution of Mr. Castro," said Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.

The incident occurred during "Operation Metro Surge," a large-scale federal immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area. According to prosecutors, Castro and another officer were chasing a man, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, who crashed his car and fled to a duplex where he lived with SosaCelis. Prosecutors allege Castro fired through the home's front door,...