ICE Officer Arrested Over Minneapolis Migrant Shooting
ICE Officer Arrested Over Minneapolis Migrant Shooting
The News
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged in the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis has been arrested in Minnesota.
Christian Castro, 52, was booked into the Hennepin County jail on an outstanding warrant shortly after 4 p.m. local time Wednesday, The Hill reported.
Castro is charged with assault and with falsely reporting a crime over the January shooting, which wounded a Venezuelan man who was struck through an apartment door. Prosecutors allege Castro lied about what happened.
The Charges
Assault and falsely reporting a crime, according to MSNBC. The man Castro is accused of shooting survived; Just the News notes the case is one of the highest-profile incidents of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that did not involve a fatality.
Timeline
Castro allegedly shoots and wounds a Venezuelan man through an apartment door in Minneapolis during the Trump administration's enforcement push in the city.
Initial efforts to take Castro into custody are thwarted when the ICE agent returns to his home state of Texas, according to the Jerusalem Post, prompting Minnesota officials to issue a warrant for his arrest.
Minnesota authorities arrest Castro. He is booked into the Hennepin County jail shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
Reactions
The case has been read very differently across the press. MSNBC frames it around the accusation that a federal officer lied about a shooting. Just the News emphasizes that the shooting was not fatal and that the case has become a flashpoint in the fight over the administration's crackdown.
The Jerusalem Post reported that Castro's return to Texas turned the case into an extradition standoff between two states before Minnesota got him into custody.
No comment from Castro or an attorney for him appears in the reporting collected so far.
What's Next
Castro is due to appear in court following his arrest, MSNBC reported. The proceedings will play out in Hennepin County, where the charges were filed.
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