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ICE agent pleads not guilty to lying to FBI about Minneapolis shooting

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ICE agent Christian Castro, 52, pleaded not guity to making false statements to the FBI after he allegedly shot an unarmed man in Minneapolis.

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  1. Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying, assault

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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    ICE agent pleads not guilty to lying to FBI about Minneapolis shooting

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting booked into Hennepin County Jail (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (KSTP) — An ICE agent charged in a Minneapolis shooting and held in a Texas jail for months is now booked in Hennepin County Jail ahead of a possible hearing later this week. According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested on Wednesday by the Minnesota Bur…

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    ICE agent wanted in Operation Metro Surge shooting of immigrant is booked into Hennepin County Jail (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Christian Castro will now appear in state court one day ahead of his federal court proceedings.

  3. Just the News

    ICE officer accused of shooting migrant arrested in Minnesota (opens Just the News)

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    The case remains one of the most high-profile incidents from the Trump administration's crackdown, though it did not involve a fatality.

  4. Valley Central

    McAllen ICE officer arrested in Minnesota amid shooting investigation (opens Valley Central)

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    HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A federal immigration officer from the Rio Grande Valley who was charged with lying about shooting of an immigrant during a major immigration operation in Minneapolis was arrested on Wednesday. Christian J.

  5. HuffPost

    ICE Officer Charged With Assault, Lying About Shooting Arrested In Minnesota (opens HuffPost)

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    Christian Castro’s arrest came eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over President Trump’s immigrant deportation sweeps.

  6. Bismarck Tribune

    ICE agent charged with assault, lying about shooting, jailed in Minnesota (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    The federal indictment marked the first Justice Department prosecution of a federal law enforcement officer accused of wrongdoing arising from the massive Minneapolis ICE deployment dubbed Operation Metro Surge.

  7. The Hill

    ICE officer wanted on assault charges arrested in Minneapolis (opens The Hill)

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    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer facing charges in the alleged shooting of a Venezuelan migrant during the Trump administration’s enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis earlier this year has been taken into custody in the state.

  8. MS Now

    ICE officer accused of lying about Minneapolis shooting to appear in court after arrest (opens MS Now)

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    Christian Castro is charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the shooting of a Venezuelan man in January. Minnesota authorities arrested him on Wednesday.

  9. Texas Tribune

    ICE officer in Minnesota-Texas extradition fight arrested in Minneapolis (opens Texas Tribune)

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    Minnesota prosecutors accused Christian Castro of injuring a Venezuelan man and lying about what led to the shooting. He also faces federal charges.

  10. UPI

    ICE agent in Minnesota custody after being released from Texas jail (opens UPI)

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    An ICE agent is in custody in Minnesota on charges of assault and falsely reporting a crime stemming from a shooting in Minneapolis in January.

  11. The New Republic

    ICE Officer Arrested on Charges of Assault and Lying to Investigators (opens The New Republic)

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    An ICE agent long wanted in Minnesota for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan immigrant was finally captured by local authorities. Christian Castro was booked in the Hennepin County Jail on Wednesday. He faces four second-degree assault charges, and another charge for false reporting of a crime, accordi…

  12. Brainerd Dispatch

    ICE agent charged in non-fatal Minnesota shooting to appear on state charges (opens Brainerd Dispatch)

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    The agent was held in a Texas jail for months. Christian Castro is also set to appear on federal charges on Friday.

  13. WDIO Duluth

    Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying and assault in non-fatal shooting in Minneapolis (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances to investigators has appeared before a Minnesota judge. State authorities arrested Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro on Wednesday in Minneapolis on a warrant …

  14. Bangor Daily News

    ICE officer charged in non-fatal shooting arrested by Minnesota authorities (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer charged with shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January and lying about the circumstances to investigators was to appear Thursday before a Minnesota judge after state authorities arrested him ahead of a separate hearing in federal court.

  15. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker – Castro arrested by Minnesota (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    An ICE officer charged with shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January and lying about the circumstances to investigators has been arrested by Minnesota authorities.

  16. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    After delay, ICE agent charged with shooting immigrant during Operation Metro Surge appears in court (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Christian Castro was arrested in Minneapolis on Wednesday before he answered to state charges in court.

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    ICE agent arrested in Minnesota over shooting, false-reporting charges (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over President Donald Trump’s deportation sweeps.

  18. NPR

    ICE agent appears in Minnesota court to face charges in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant (opens NPR)

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    Christian Castro, a federal immigration officer, made his first court appearance in Minnesota since he was booked Wednesday into a local jail. Castro faces multiple state and federal charges in connection with a shooting during the immigration surge in Minnesota.

  19. Courthouse News Service

    ICE agent makes first Minnesota court appearance after arrest (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Castro will also make his first federal appearance Friday over false statements.

  20. Just the News

    ICE agent pleads not guilty to lying to FBI in Minneapolis shooting (opens Just the News)

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    Christian Castro, 52, is the first federal immigration officer to be prosecuted by the Justice Department for actions that occurred during Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities.

  21. NBC News

    ICE agent Christian Castro pleads not guilty to federal charges related to Minneapolis shooting (opens NBC News)

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    Castro was charged in federal court of making false statements related to the non-fatal shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during the Trump administration’s “Operation Metro Surge.”

  22. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying, assault (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal immigration officer charged with shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January and lying about the circumstances to investigators made a brief initial appearance Thursday before a Minnesota judge after state authorities arrested him ahead of a separate hearing in federal…

  23. Bangor Daily News

    ICE officer to appear in federal court for alleged false statement in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An immigration officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year, and then lying to investigators about what happened, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Friday.

  24. Valley Central

    ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting (opens Valley Central)

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    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An immigration officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year.

  25. West Central Tribune

    ICE agent charged in non-fatal Minneapolis shooting appears for federal charges (opens West Central Tribune)

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    Christian Castro pleaded not guilty again after doing so at his first appearance in Texas to the six counts of false statements.

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