ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in US immigration raid

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 29, 2026 · 621 words · By Elizabeth Melimopoulos

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ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in US immigration raid The charges stem from the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.

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What happened

ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in US immigration raid The charges stem from the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.

Why it matters

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged with shooting a Venezuelan man during a controversial immigration raid in Minnesota has been arrested in Texas, according to United States authorities.

Common ground

Agent Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody on Friday after investigators from Minnesota tracked him down in the southern state, where he was arrested with assistance from the Texas Rangers and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Agent Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody on Friday after investigators from Minnesota tracked him down in the southern state”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Christian Castro, 52, was arrested in Texas on May 29, 2026, after being tracked by Minnesota investigators.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, his administration has pursued a deportation policy generally described as "hardline", "maximalist", and as a "mass deportation" ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_Trum…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Metro Surge was an operation by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with the stated purpose of apprehending undocumented i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Metro_Surge

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Claim 2: “prosecutors to drop charges against Sosa-Celis and his housemate, Alfredo Aljorna.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the DOJ/prosecutors dropped charges against Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Aljorna.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists events occurring in Mexico during 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_Mexico

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American intensive care nurse for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, was shot multiple times and killed by two United States Cust…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alex_Pretti

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Claim 3: “The charges stem from the non-fatal shooting on January 14 of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge”

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Wikipedia (Operation Metro Surge and Minnesota ICE shootings) and web search results confirm Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg on January 14, 2026, in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Minneapolis ICE shooting may refer to: Killing of Renée Good on January 7, 2026 Non-fatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis on January 14, 2026 Killing of Alex Pretti on January 24, 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_ICE_shooting

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Minnesota ICE shootings refer to: Killing of Renée Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 Shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in North Minneapolis on January 14, 2026 Killing of Alex Pretti in Minneap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_ICE_shootings

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Claim 4: “The DHS later acknowledged that officers involved in the incident had provided false information about the shooting.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions and tax department pages, which do not mention the DHS acknowledging false information in this case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Main navigation page for the Oregon Department of Revenue. Check your refund status, I would like to, Individuals, Businesses, Tax Professionals, Property Tax, and Collections.
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web search NEUTRAL — First recorded in 1730–35; from French département; equivalent to depart + -ment. A department is one section or part of a larger group, like a company or a school. The philosophy department of a univ…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of DEPARTMENT is a functional or territorial division. How to use department in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department

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Claim 5: “hundreds of federal agents had been deployed across the Minneapolis-St Paul area in what officials described as the largest DHS operation in US history.”

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Claim 6: “Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is also pursuing investigations into other incidents linked to the operation.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Mary Moriarty's investigations into other incidents linked to the operation.

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Claim 7: “the fatal shootings of two US citizens: Renee Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24.”

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Claim 8: “Castro is the second federal officer charged this year in connection with Operation Metro Surge”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Castro is the second federal agent to be criminally charged for conduct during Operation Metro Surge.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Castro is the second federal agent to be criminally charged for conduct during Operation Metro Surge, when 3,000 federal agents descended on ...
https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/ice-agent-charged-in-no…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... ... Surge shooting, arrested in Texas (release May 2026) ... second federal agent to be criminally charged for conduct during Operation Metro Surge.
https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/May/castro-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Minneapolis City ot CityofLakes fL Lakes The Minnesota BCA has announced the arrest of the federal agent charged with shooting Julio Sosa- ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7wE7EFCBc/

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Claim 9: “The bullet travelled through the door and struck one victim in the leg before making its final impact in the wall of a child’s room.”

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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (YouTube videos and general physics/history), and do not contain the specific detail about the bullet ending in a child's room wall.

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web search NEUTRAL — Using my video without my permission can cause copyright. You can freely use it for making memes and upload on facebook/instagram without credit.But if you u...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlKZTfrGymQ

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web search NEUTRAL — After surviving more than 600 reported assassination attempts, former Cuban president Fidel Castro passed away peacefully aged 90. The CIA considered a range of methods of dealing with Fidel Castro, p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thus the bullet will hit the target if it is projected with a velocity of 237.9 ms-1.Is it possible to hit a target 10 km away by adjusting th.
https://www.sarthaks.com/605523/bullet-fired-angle-with-vert…

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Claim 10: “federal authorities initially claimed Sosa-Celis and another man had assaulted ICE officers.”

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Web search results confirm that the government's account of the assault was inconsistent and that the men were falsely accused of beating an officer with a broom and shovel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists events occurring in Mexico during 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_Mexico

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Claim 11: “He faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.”

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Three independent cross-references (Krdo and Denver7) explicitly state he is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Christian Castro was charged earlier this month with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/29/ice-agent-charged-with-assa…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The federal agent, Christian Castro, has been charged with four counts of second degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/18/ice-officer-charged-with-as…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Christian Castro is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of false reporting of a crime in connection with the January 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis
https://www.denver7.com/politics/immigration/ice-officer-arr…

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Claim 12: “Prosecutors allege Castro fired through the front door of a residence, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg.”

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Web search results state that Castro is accused of shooting through the front door of a residence, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jailbreak Pact (Spanish: Pacto de fuga) is a 2020 Chilean action thriller film directed by David Albala (in his directorial debut) who co-wrote the script along with Cecilia Ruz, Loreto Caro-Valdés an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_Pact

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum (born 30 January 1953) is a Honduran civil engineer, business administrator, sports journalist, and politician who served as the First Vice President of Hondura…
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Claim 13: “Operation Metro Surge began in Minnesota in December 2025.”

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