ICE officer charged with lying about shooting turns himself in: Reports

An ICE officer who worked on the Trump‑era deportation surge in Minnesota is now under federal indictment for allegedly lying about a fatal shooting of a Venezuelan migrant. Christian Castro was taken into custody in Texas after a grand jury charged him with making false statements, a charge that could carry significant prison time. The case revives scrutiny of the aggressive immigration enforcement tactics that led to the migrant’s death earlier this year, prompting calls for greater accountability within the agency. Prosecutors say the false statements were intended to conceal the circumstances of the shooting, raising questions about how similar incidents have been reported and investigated.

An immigration officer is facing federal charges for making false statements about the shooting of a Venezuelan migrant during the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, several outlets reported. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Christian Castro was in custody in Texas on Thursday evening after a federal grand jury indicted Castro...