ICE agent Christian Castro is arrested in Texas for shooting a Venezuelan immigrant during a Minneapolis immigration operation amid disputed accounts and ongoing investigations.
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Minnesota prosecutors charge ICE officer Christian Castro with assault and false reporting after he allegedly shot a Venezuelan man during a January immigration enforcement action. The case raises questions about state authority to prosecute federal agents.
An ICE agent in Minnesota faces felony assault charges for allegedly pointing a gun at two drivers during a federal immigration enforcement operation. The charges mark the first criminal case tied to the controversial Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota has sued the Trump administration’s DOJ and DHS for obstructing investigations into three shootings involving federal officers during Operation Metro Surge, alleging withheld evidence and blocked access to critical information. The lawsuit claims violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and the 10th Amendment, with state officials denied access to key evidence and identities of involved federal agents. Separately, the DOJ has requested classified records related to former CIA Director John Brennan amid a grand jury investigation into his role in the 2016 Russia interference assessment, drawing criticism from Brennan’s legal team and political allies.
Last week, five young Muslim women were killed in a car accident in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Derrick Thompson, 27, has been charged with 10 counts of vehicular homicide for allegedly speeding in a 55 mph zone and running a red light. If convicted, Thompson could face up to 40 years in prison.
Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old Minneapolis resident, won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in her claim that Hennepin County violated the Constitution when it sold her condominium and kept the entire $40,000 profit. The Court agreed that the county had taken her property without paying "just compensation" and that she can pursue her argument that the county violated the Constitution. This ruling sets a precedent for other cases involving the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Tou Thao, one of four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd, was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter by a judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Thao was found guilty of holding back bystanders while his colleagues restrained Floyd, who died after officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with his knee on Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes. Thao's conviction is the latest in a series of rulings in the aftermath of Floyd's death, and is hoped to bring some closure to the family and friends of Floyd, and to the nation as a whole.