ICE Agent Arrested on Charges for January Shooting and Lying

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was arrested in Minneapolis on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, facing state and federal charges for a January shooting that injured a Venezuelan man and for allegedly lying about the incident. Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody by agents of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and booked into the Hennepin County Jail. Castro faces state charges from the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, including second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and falsely reporting a crime. He has also been federally indicted on charges of making false statements to the FBI about the shooting. The arrest marks the first federal law enforcement officer prosecuted by the Justice Department over alleged wrongdoing connected to Operation Metro Surge, a major immigration enforcement deployment in Minneapolis. The charges stem from an incident on January 14, 2026, during Operation Metro Surge. According to authorities, Castro and other agents pursued a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen on foot in North Minneapolis.