ICE agent Christian Castro released from Minnesota state custody, pleads not guilty in federal court

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 639

Last Updated: 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

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Christian Castro, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot a man through the door of a north Minneapolis home in January, was released Thursday evening on conditional bail from Hennepin County Jail, where he was held for state-level charges.

At his first appearance at federal district court in St. Paul on Friday for a separate case, Castro pleaded not guilty to six charges of making false statements, stemming from six alleged lies …

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