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ICE agent says he is not guilty of lying to the FBI about a shooting in Minneapolis

ICE agent says he is not guilty of lying to the FBI about a shooting in Minneapolis

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September 18th, 2026

ICE agent says he is not guilty of lying to the FBI about a shooting in Minneapolis

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Immigration officer Christian Castro said he is not guilty on Friday.

El oficial de inmigración Christian Castro se declaró inocente el viernes.

He faces federal charges.

Enfrenta cargos federales.

Prosecutors say he lied to the FBI.

Los fiscales dicen que mintió al FBI.

They say he said he was attacked before he shot.

Dicen que dijo que fue atacado antes de disparar.

He shot and hurt a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis.

Él disparó e hirió a un hombre venezolano en Minneapolis.

The shooting happened on January 14.

El tiroteo ocurrió el 14 de enero.

The victim is Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, 24 years old.

La víctima es Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, de 24 años.

Castro faces six federal charges for false statements.

Castro enfrenta seis cargos federales por declaraciones falsas.

Castro is 52 years old.

Castro tiene 52 años.

ICE suspended him without pay earlier this year.

ICE lo suspendió sin sueldo a principios de este año.

He went to see a federal judge. He had an electric monitor on his ankle.

Fue a ver a un juez federal con un monitor eléctrico en el tobillo.

His lawyer, Daniel Gerdts, did not want to talk about the case.

Su abogado, Daniel Gerdts, no quiso hablar del caso.

One day earlier, Castro went to a state court. He faced assault charges.

Un día antes, Castro fue a un tribunal estatal por cargos de agresión.

Then he was released.

Luego fue liberado.

Prosecutors say Castro shot Sosa-Celis in the leg.

Los fiscales dicen que Castro disparó a Sosa-Celis en la pierna.

He shot through the front door of a house.

Disparó a través de la puerta principal de una casa.

Then, they say, he lied to the police.

Luego, según ellos, mintió a los investigadores.

He told them he was attacked with a broom and a snow shovel. Then he shot.

Les dijo que fue atacado con un palo de escoba y una pala para nieve antes de disparar.

Minnesota charged him in May.

Minnesota lo acusó en mayo.

But it could not bring him from Texas. He was arrested there.

Pero no pudo traerlo desde Texas, donde fue arrestado.

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, did not want to sign the extradition order.

El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, no quiso firmar la orden de extradición.

Castro turned himself in to the federal authorities.

Castro se entregó a las autoridades federales.

This happened after he left a Texas jail.

Esto pasó después de salir de una cárcel de Texas.

It is the first Justice Department case against a federal officer. It is about his actions during Operation Metro Surge.

Es el primer caso del Departamento de Justicia contra un oficial federal por sus acciones durante la Operación Metro Surge.

The Department of Homeland Security said the Minnesota case is "illegal". It said it is "nothing more than a political trick".

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional dijo que el caso de Minnesota es "ilegal y nada más que un truco político".

September 18th, 2026

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