MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced charges Monday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration's crackdown in Minnesota. Castro was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Castro shot Sosa-Celis in the thigh after he and another officer chased a different man to the apartment duplex where they lived. The bullet punched through the front door, struck Sosa-Celis's leg and lodged in the wall of a child's bedroom. Sosa-Celis and the other man were legally in the United States.

"Mr. Castro is an ICE agent, but his federal badge does not make him immune from state charges for his criminal conduct in Minnesota," Moriarty said. "There is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal officers who commit crimes in this state or any other."

Federal authorities initially accused Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna of beating an officer with a broom handle and a snow shovel during the incident. A federal judge later dismissed the charges against the two men. Video footage released in February and April appeared to show one man standing with a shovel near a home before dropping it while another man ran toward the residence empty-handed and then an officer tackled one of the men.

Federal officials opened an investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the incident. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said a joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice of video evidence revealed that sworn testimony provided by two officers appears to have been untruthful. "Lying under oath is a serious federal offense," Lyons said. "Upon conclusion of the investigation, the officers may face termination of employment, as well as potential criminal prosecution." Both officers were placed on administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation.

Minnesota leaders and the Trump administration have clashed over which has the authority to investigate and prosecute federal officers for on-duty conduct, with the administration suggesting that state officials lack jurisdiction. Minnesota state officials said they do not trust the federal government to investigate itself or hold officers accountable. Hennepin County sued the administration in March over access to evidence in the case involving Sosa-Celis and in two other shootings by federal officers. "I'm confident our investigations will bring transparency even if they do not lead to criminal prosecution," Moriarty said.