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ICE agent Minnesota shooting and extradition dispute

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FIRST ENTRY AUG 26
SEP 04 · Day 10

Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer in Minnesota shooting

An FBI affidavit alleged Aljorna, not Sosa-Celis, was the one who fled a traffic stop.

A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment against Castro on Wednesday.

Four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that Evans was fired.

SEP 04 · Day 10

ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about Minneapolis shooting

Video evidence contradicted Castro's statements, prompting an investigation.

Christian Castro faces six charges of making materially false statements to investigators.

Castro faces separate charges in Minnesota.

SEP 03 · Day 9

DOJ charges ICE officer with lying after Minneapolis shooting of Venezuelan man

Video released by the city of Minneapolis showed Sosa-Celis dropping the shovel and both men running inside as an agent fired in their direction.

Sosa-Celis's attorney Robin Wolpert said the evidence strongly supports civil rights charges and that the federal government has grossly undercharged the case.

Two US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed by federal immigration agents during the crackdown in Minnesota.

SEP 03 · Day 9

ICE agent charged with perjury regarding Minnesota shooting

The bullet struck one person in the leg and made its final impact in the wall of a child's room.

Minnesota's top prosecutor Keith Ellison welcomed the federal charges but said the indictment did not reflect the full seriousness of the violent crimes Castro is charged with in Minnesota.

Minnesota investigators allege Castro fired through a closed door, shooting the man in the leg.

“not reflect the full seriousness of the violent crimes that he is charged with in Minnesota”
KEITH ELLISON verbatim
AUG 27 · Day 2

Ex-ICE agent charged over shooting freed by Texas authorities

The immigration sweep was part of a mass deportation effort under President Donald Trump.

Prosecutors said Castro wrongfully accused Sosa-Celis and another man of assaulting an ICE officer with a broom handle and a snow shovel.

Minnesota officials and the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension detained Castro in Texas on May 29.

AUG 26 · Day 1

US judge declines Minnesota's effort to force Texas to extradite ICE agent

Under Texas law, the state cannot hold the subject of an extradition order for more than 90 days, after which the suspect must be transferred or released.

Castro and another agent accused Sosa-Celis and another man of assaulting federal authorities with a broom handle and snow shovel, but those allegations were disproven by video of the incident.

Criminal charges against Sosa-Celis were dropped after the allegations were disproven.

AUG 26 · Day 1

ICE agent in Minnesota shooting case cleared to leave Texas jail

Castro is accused of falsely accusing Sosa-Celis and another man of attacking an ICE officer with a broom handle and a snow shovel.

Minnesota's attorney general Keith Ellison sued Texas governor Greg Abbott to stop Texas from releasing Castro until his extradition.

The victim of the shooting was 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.

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