# Justice Department weighs charges against ICE agent accused of shooting Venezuelan immigrant

https://mins.news/en/item/31861

- CNN, 2026-08-25 16:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/politics/ice-officer-charges-justice-department?Date=20260825&Profile=CNN%2Ccnn

> The Justice Department is weighing whether to charge an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg in Minneapolis this winter, according to a person familiar with the deliberations and a DOJ spokeswoman.

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