{"id":10650,"date":"2026-05-29T17:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10650"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:32:12","slug":"ice-agent-arrested-in-texas-on-minnesota-shooting-charge-accused-of-shooting-minneapolis-immigrant-through-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10650","title":{"rendered":"ICE agent arrested in Texas on Minnesota shooting charge, accused of shooting Minneapolis immigrant through door"},"content":{"rendered":"

An ICE agent was arrested Friday in Texas after he was charged in Minnesota, accused of shooting through the door of a Minneapolis residence and injuring a man during Operation Metro Surge.<\/p>

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Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators located Christian J. Castro, 52, and traveled to Texas this week, according to the Hennepin County Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General and Texas Rangers arrested Castro, while BCA investigators were present. An attorney for Castro wasn\u2019t listed in the court file as of Friday.<\/p>\n

The Hennepin County Attorney\u2019s Office charged Castro May 18 with four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bullet punched through the front door and struck Mr. (Julio) Sosa-Celis\u2019 leg before traveling through a closet and lodging in the wall of a child\u2019s bedroom,\u201d Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at the time her office charged Castro. \u201cMr. Castro was not under any physical threat when he fired his weapon, or even beforehand. He was not hit by a shovel or a broom. In fact, he was not hit at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Castro was charged, an ICE spokesperson said: \u201cThese actions by Minnesota sanctuary politicians are unlawful and nothing more than a political stunt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Castro reported that two men, including the one who was shot, attacked him with a shovel and broom, but \u201chis account is contradicted by the video of the incident\u201d from a city-owned camera at a nearby intersection in North Minneapolis, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n

Of Friday\u2019s arrest, Moriarty said it\u2019s \u201ca critical step forward in our prosecution of Mr. Castro. The BCA\u2019s investigative work was instrumental in this process and we\u2019re grateful for their collaboration as we pursue accountability for this incident on behalf of Mr. Sosa-Celis, his family, and our community.\u201d<\/p>

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