A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was charged with assault by Minnesota authorities for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan man and then lying about the confrontation.
Christian Castro, an ICE agent deployed during a federal immigration crackdown in the state, was charged with four counts of second-degree assault related to the non-fatal Jan. 14 shooting, as well as one count of falsely reporting a crime, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Monday.
Castro is the second agent to face state charges tied to Operation Metro Surge in December and January, which led to sometimes violent clashes between federal authorities, suspected ...
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