Christian Castro, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged in connection with a January shooting in Minneapolis, is taken into custody in Texas, according to multiple reports. Prosecutors in Minneapolis charged Castro with assault and with allegedly falsely reporting a crime related to the January 14, non-fatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, described in reporting as occurring during an attempted immigration arrest tied to “Operation Metro Surge.”
The New York Times reports that Castro, who is jailed in Texas, is expected to face extradition proceedings and, in a separate report, will not waive extradition. NBC News and other outlets add that federal charges include assault and falsely reporting a crime. The Guardian and Al Jazeera likewise link the case to the January shooting and note that the charges follow the emergence of video evidence.
Taken together, the coverage describes the timeline: a January 14 incident in Minneapolis, Minneapolis prosecutors bringing charges about 11 days before Castro’s Texas arrest, and his subsequent detention in Texas while extradition and court proceedings are expected to continue.
