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Hennepin Attorney Arrests ICE Agent Over Minnesota Shooting

5/30/2026

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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty secured the arrest of ICE agent Christian Castro in Texas, a rare instance of local accountability.
Christian Castro shot Julio Sosa-Celis in Minnesota, wounding his leg, with a Minneapolis video later showing the incident lasted twelve seconds and disproving ICE’s broom-handle claim.
ICE called the prosecution an unlawful political stunt, noting it occurred during Operation Metro Surge, a U.S. President Donald Trump-era immigration crackdown.

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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty secured the arrest of ICE agent Christian Castro in Texas, a rare instance of local accountability.
Christian Castro shot Julio Sosa-Celis in Minnesota, wounding his leg, with a Minneapolis video later showing the incident lasted twelve seconds and disproving ICE’s broom-handle claim.
ICE called the prosecution an unlawful political stunt, noting it occurred during Operation Metro Surge, a U.S. President Donald Trump-era immigration crackdown.