ICE Officer Is Indicted for Alleged False Statements in Venezuelan Immigrant Shooting Case
A federal grand jury indicted ICE officer Christian Castro for making false statements to the FBI about the January 14 shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis; a separate civil rights charge is under investigation, while Castro also faces Minnesota state charges. Earlier video evidence led prosecutors to drop charges against Sosa-Celis and another man, and Castro was released in Texas after extradition bottlenecks. DOJ involvement and ongoing investigations highlight federal scrutiny of ICE enforcement actions.