- ICE agent Christian Castro was charged in Minneapolis with assault and false reporting for the January shooting of Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.
- Prosecutors allege Castro falsely claimed he was attacked with a broom and snow shovel, but video evidence contradicted his account of the incident.
- Castro is the first federal law enforcement officer prosecuted by the Justice Department over alleged wrongdoing linked to President Donald Trump's Operation Metro Surge.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott previously attempted to block Castro's extradition to Minnesota before Castro was taken into custody.
- Castro faces both state assault charges and separate federal charges for making false statements to investigators.
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