A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over U.S. President Donald Trump’s deportation sweeps.
Castro had been released on bond from federal custody earlier this month, wearing a GPS ankle monitor, after an initial appearance in U.S. He disputed Hennepin County prosecutors’ assertions that Castro might flee to Mexico, saying, “He wants his day in court. Mr.
District Court in McAllen, Texas, on charges of lying to investigators about the circumstances of the January 14 shooting.
But a lawyer for the ICE agent, Rolando Cantu, said in an interview that his client always intended to answer the charges in Minneapolis.
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Castro was expected to make his first state court appearance in Minneapolis on Thursday. Paul, the state capital, on Friday morning to face charges in the federal indictment. The ICE agent ultimately spent 90 days in a Texas county jail and was released on August 27 after a federal judge in Texas denied a request from Minnesota to immediately order his extradition.
Mr. Castro already faced state assault charges in Minnesota stemming from the confrontation in which he shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national, in the leg through the door of the man’s apartment while children were present inside the home. Castro, who Minnesota officials branded a flight risk. He was re-arrested in Texas following his federal grand jury indictment in early September. DHS has suspended Mr. Mr. He will then make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in neighbouring St.
Castro from ICE, and a person familiar with the case has said a civil rights investigation into the Sosa-Celis shooting had been opened.
