# ICE agent Christian Castro pleads not guilty to charges tied to Minneapolis shooting

https://mins.news/en/item/64413

- NBC News, 2026-09-18 07:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bail-set-ice-officer-accused-lying-assault-shooting-minneapolis-rcna598491

> ICE agent Christian Castro pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges connected to the nonfatal shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during the Trump administration’s “Operation Metro Surge.” He is accused of making false statements about the incident.

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