Venezuelan man who entered the United States in August 2022. He lived in north Minneapolis at the time of a January 2026 immigration enforcement encounter with ICE officer Christian Castro.
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ICE officer Christian Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis in January 2026. DHS initially called it self-defense against an armed ambush; ICE later said officers' sworn testimony appeared untruthful. Castro faces state assault and federal false-statement charges.
