ICE agent charged with lying about shooting of Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
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Neutral summary
The US Justice Department has filed federal charges against ICE officer Christian Castro for making false statements to investigators about the shooting of Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis in January. Castro, 52, is accused of trying to cover up the circumstances of the incident during the “Metro Surge” operation and of falsely claiming that the victim and another migrant attacked him. ProPublica reports that Trump’s DOJ rejected a more serious shooting charge despite the “strongest possible” objections of a federal prosecutor, who was later fired. Castro also faces separate charges in Minnesota.
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Outlets: 17. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 7.
Publication timeline
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ProPublica (outlet profile)
Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections. The post Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objectio…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man. Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the eve…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Feds accuse ICE agent of lying about non-fatal Minneapolis shooting after Trump’s DOJ rejects more serious charges. Christian Castro is accused of trying to cover up the shooting of a Venezuelan man during Operation Met…
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The New York Times (outlet profile)
Federal Prosecutors Charge ICE Agent With Lying About Minnesota Shooting. The charges marked a rare instance of President Trump’s Justice Department accusing a federal agent of breaking the law while on the job.
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Newsweek (outlet profile)
Trump DOJ Charges ICE Agent With Lying About Minneapolis Shooting. ICE officer Christian Castro charged federally with lying to investigators about a Minneapolis shooting during crackdown.
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CBS News (outlet profile)
DOJ charges ICE officer who shot immigrant with lying to investigators. Federal prosecutors have charged an ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota with making false statements about the incident, sourc…
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Fox News (outlet profile)
DOJ charges ICE officer with lying to investigators following Minneapolis shooting of Venezuelan man. ICE agent Christian Castro faces federal false statements charges tied to the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis duri…
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Tanjug (outlet profile)
CNN: Američki agent ICE optužen da je lagao o pucanju na venecuelanskog migranta
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Agente del ICE es acusado de mentir en caso de ataque a inmigrante en EU. Christian Castro, de 52 años, fue uno de los dos agentes apartados de sus funciones a principios de este año por presuntamente mentir sobre el ti…
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Politika (outlet profile)
Cи-Ен-Ен: aмерички агент ИЦЕ оптужен да је лагао о пуцању на мигранта. Кастро се истовремено суочава и са одвојеним оптужбама у Минесоти
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
EEUU presenta cargos contra agente de ICE por mentir sobre disparo a migrante venezolano.   El Gobierno de Estados Unidos presentó cargos federales contra Christian Castro, un agente del Servicio de Inmigración y C…
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TalCual (outlet profile)
EEUU presenta cargos contra agente de ICE por mentir sobre disparo a migrante venezolano. La Justicia de Minesota acusa a Castro de haber disparado en una pierna a Sosa y de presentar posteriormente un informe sobre el…
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Le Parisien (outlet profile)
États-Unis : un policier de l’ICE inculpé pour avoir menti sur des tirs visant un immigré vénézuélien à Minneapolis
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Financial Times (outlet profile)
US charges ICE agent with lying about shooting of Venezuelan immigrant. Officer charged with false statements over circumstances of shooting that fuelled uprising in Minnesota early this year
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BBC News (outlet profile)
ICE agent charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man during crackdown. The ICE officer faces federal charges related to the January shooting in Minnesota.
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
ICE agent charged with lying under oath about Minnesota shooting. Authorities say agent fired into home with people inside, lied about circumstances.
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Danas (outlet profile)
Federalna optužnica protiv agenta ICE zbog laganja u vezi sa januarskim dešavanjima u Minesoti. Federalni američki tužioci podigli su optužnicu protiv Kristijana Kastra, pripadnika Službe za imigracije i carine (ICE), z…
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El Nacional (outlet profile)
Estados Unidos imputa cargos federales a un agente de ICE por disparar a un migrante venezolano y mentir sobre los hechos. Christian Castro enfrenta acusaciones por declaraciones falsas tras el operativo 'Metro Surge' e…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses. A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources fa…
Factual core
- The US government filed federal charges against Christian Castro, an ICE agent, for lying about shooting a Venezuelan migrant.
- The shooting took place in Minneapolis.
- The ICE agent was charged with lying about the circumstances of the shooting.
- The charges against Christian Castro are federal false statements charges.
- The victim of the shooting was a Venezuelan migrant.
- The charges were filed by the Trump administration's Department of Justice.
- The incident occurred in the United States.