Texas arrest advances case against Minneapolis ICE shooting agent

52-year-old ICE agent Christian J. Castro was arrested in Texas and charged by Hennepin County with four felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting a crime in connection with the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Prosecutors say Castro lied to his ICE supervisors to justify his actions; the arrest involved help from DHS Inspector General Office agents and Texas Rangers. The case may proceed in state court, with a potential move to federal court, and another ICE agent faces separate charges in a related incident as investigations continue and video later contradicted the department’s initial account.