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(The Hill) – State law enforcement officers on Friday arrested a federal immigration agent in Texas who officials say was involved in a nonfatal shooting in Minneapolis earlier this year.
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Agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General and the Texas Rangers arrested Christian Castro after he was located by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) earlier this week, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.
The county attorney’s office issued an arrest warrant last week for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, who was placed on leave in February.
“Today’s arrest is a critical step forward in our prosecution of Mr. Castro,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a Friday statement.
“The BCA’s investigative work was instrumental in this process and we’re grateful for their collaboration as we pursue accountability for this incident on behalf of Mr. Sosa-Celis, his family, and our community,” she continued.
The county attorney’s office has charged Castro with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan migrant in Minneapolis and later lying about the details of the incident.
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Minnesota prosecutors allege that the ICE agent was attempting to arrest Alfredo Aljorna following a car chase on Jan. 14 during the federal immigration enforcement crackdown in the state. When the Venezuelan migrant ran into his home, the prosecutors said Castro fired into his front door, hitting Aljorna’s roommate, Julio Sosa-Celis, in the leg.
Federal prosecutors had previously charged Aljorna and Sosa-Celis after Castro told investigators that he had opened fire on the men while they hit him with a shovel. These charges were later dropped after Minneapolis police footage revealed what officials described as a different set of circumstances.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) said in a Friday statement that he was “pleased” by Castro’s arrest.
“In Minnesota, we believe in equal justice under the law. That means nobody is above the law, including agents of the federal government,” the attorney general said.
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The Hill has reached out to ICE and DHS for comment.