Prosecutors in Minnesota on Monday charged a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with assault in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis in January during US President Donald Trump’s Immigration crackdown in the city.Christian Castro, 53, was charged with four felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and a misdemeanour of falsely reporting a crime, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty told a press conference.Castro was the second federal agent to be charged by Minneapolis officials in connection with Trump’s Immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, during which Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg, and two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents.
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Minnesota officials charge ICE agent in shooting of Venezuelan immigrant
Minnesota prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, identified as 53-year-old Christian Castro, with assault.
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Minnesota prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, identified as 53-year-old Christian Castro, with assault. The charges stem from the January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis. Castro faces four felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting a crime. This incident occurred during an immigration crackdown in the city. The victim, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, was shot in the leg. Castro is the second federal agent to be charged by Minneapolis officials in connection with this immigration enforcement surge, which also involved the deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents.
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During the immigration surge, Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg, and two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents.
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Castro was the second federal agent charged by Minneapolis officials in connection with the immigration enforcement surge.
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The shooting occurred in January during a US President Donald Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
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The ICE agent, Christian Castro, was charged with four felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and a misdemeanor of falsely reporting a crime.
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Minnesota officials charged an ICE agent with assault in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant.
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