Event Brief
ICE agent Christian Castro taken into custody in Minneapolis
By The BriefBrief · Sources (12)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
Summary: ICE agent Christian Castro, wanted on assault charges over a January 14 Minneapolis shooting, was taken into custody in downtown Minneapolis and booked into the Hennepin County jail on an outstanding warrant. The arrest followed a Texas extradition standoff after Castro had been released on bond earlier this month after an appearance in McAllen, Texas.
WHO: Christian Castro; Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; Hennepin County prosecutors
WHAT: Christian Castro was arrested and taken into custody on an outstanding warrant related to assault charges from a January 14 Minneapolis shooting.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
WHY: Castro was arrested on an outstanding arrest warrant tied to assault charges stemming from the January 14 shooting and wounding of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis.
Sources (12):
ABC7 News,
Al Jazeera,
CBS News,
Fox News,
Jerusalem Post,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
The Independent,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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