ICE Agent Arrested for Shooting Venezuelan Man During Minneapolis Immigration Raid
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, Christian Castro, has been arrested in Texas for allegedly shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan man, during an immigration raid in Minneapolis. The incident occurred on January 14, 2026, as part of Operation Metro Surge, a large-scale immigration enforcement campaign in Minnesota's Twin Cities region. Castro faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acknowledged that officers involved in the incident provided false information about the shooting. The arrest follows a federal investigation into the conduct of ICE agents during the operation, which has been criticized for its aggressive tactics.