Minnesota charges ICE officer in nonfatal shooting during immigration crackdown

Published May 18, 2026 4:39pm ET



An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged Monday in relation to the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during immigration operations in Minnesota earlier this year.

Officer Christian Castro faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime, according to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.

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