ICE Agent Charged With Assault in Shooting of Venezuelan Migrant

Minnesota prosecutors charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Monday with four counts of assault in the second degree and one count of falsely reporting a crime. The charges stem from the January shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis during a targeted traffic stop in Minneapolis. The agent, identified as Christian Castro, is accused of firing four shots at a house.

Moriarty said Castro fired his service weapon at the front door of the home, knowing there were people who had just run inside that presented absolutely no threat to him or anyone else. The bullet punched through the front door and struck Mr. Sosa-Celis’ leg before traveling through a closet and lodging in the wall of a child’s bedroom.

Moriarty described the incident as a case of mistaken identity. Both men were in Minnesota legally, she said.

The shooting occurred when federal agents were allegedly ambushed by shovel-wielding suspects during an operation earlier this year. The Department of Homeland Security has not commented on the new charges. Castro and the other officer were placed on leave when allegations of lying under oath were made in February.

Former acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in February officials were investigating whether two federal officers lied about the incident under oath.

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