Newly released surveillance footage of Jan. 14 ICE shooting contradicts agent’s account

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,028

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot Venezuelan immigrant Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis in January told the FBI that by the time he opened fire, he had been “fighting and tussling” with Alfredo Aljorna, another Venezuelan immigrant, “for about three minutes, was exhausted, alone, on the ground, and in fear of his safety.” In the ICE agent’s account, Sosa-Celis, Aljorna and a third man had been repeatedly hitting him with a broom …

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