Christian Castro, an ICE agent, has been federally charged with lying about a shooting in Minneapolis. He was recently released from jail in Texas. Minnesota is currently trying to extradite Castro on separate state charges. Further details about the case and charges against Castro are available from the source, which reported on the federal charges and the extradition effort.
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