ICE Agent Indicted for False Statements in Minnesota Shooting Case

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Federal prosecutors indicted ICE officer Christian Castro on charges of making false statements about a nonfatal Minnesota shooting during the Trump-era immigration crackdown, a rare instance of the DOJ charging a federal agent with a crime on the job. Castro had previously faced state charges, and the broader Minnesota crackdown involved thousands of federal agents who conducted arrests, clashed with residents, and left three people shot, including two U.S. citizens.
- Federal Prosecutors Charge ICE Agent With Lying About Minnesota Shooting The New York Times
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- DOJ charges ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
- The Fight Between Texas and Minnesota Should Never Have Gotten This Far The Atlantic
- AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of man in Minnesota MPR News
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