An ICE agent is facing assault charges in connection with a January shooting involving two Venezuelan immigrants in Minnesota, Hennepin County prosecutors said.

Minnesota officials arrested ICE agent Christian J. Castro in Texas on May 28 on state charges tied to a January 14, 2026 shooting, following a Minnesota investigation coordinated with local law

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a man in the leg in north Minneapolis and then lying about the attack​ was arrested in Texas Friday morning, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

An ICE agent facing several assault charges in connection with a shooting involving two Venezuelan people in Minnesota earlier this year has been arrested in Texas, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said.

May 18 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Minnesota on Monday charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with assault in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis in January during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the city.

An ICE agent, Christian J. Castro, has been charged with four felony assault counts and one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting a crime after prosecutors say he shot a legally present Venezuelan man through his front door and fabricated a story to justify it.

He is facing four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.

The agent was charged in Minnesota with assault and filing a false police report in the shooting of an immigrant from Venezuela.

An ICE agent who shot a Venezuelan man and is accused of lying about the incident was charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime in Minnesota on Monday.

Minnesota BCA agents traveled to Texas to assist with the arrest.