An immigration officer is facing federal charges for lying about the shooting of a Venezuelan migrant during the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, according to multiple news reports. Christian Castro, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, was arrested in Texas on Thursday evening after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts of making false statements to investigators, Reuters reported. This comes after Castro was released from a Texas county jail last week after spending 90 days in custody. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, refused to sign extradition papers requested by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, to allow Castro to face charges in Minnesota. Castro also faces state-level assault charges in Minnesota for shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg during the crackdown in Minneapolis earlier this year. The state charges include allegations that Castro falsely reported a crime by telling his superiors at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that Sosa-Celis and others attacked him with a snow shovel and a broom. These claims were later disproven by video evidence. Mary Moriarty, county attorney for Minnesota’s Hennepin County, said Castro had been arrested again in Texas and expected to appear in federal court there before eventually facing charges in Minnesota. Castro is the first federal immigration officer to be prosecuted by the Justice Department for actions related to the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota. This operation, which involved deploying thousands of federal troops to the Twin Cities, became controversial after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis: Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Robin Wolpert, an attorney for Sosa-Celis, said the Justice Department “grossly undercharged this case,” after ProPublica reported that officials reportedly blocked a prosecutor’s attempt to bring more serious charges against Castro. Wolpert added that Sosa-Celis wants Castro to be held fully accountable for his actions. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota announced it will represent Sosa-Celis in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, where he will seek damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, the group’s deputy legal director, said the federal indictment was not enough to address the harm done to Sosa-Celis. She described the incident as an “egregious violation of his fundamental rights” and emphasized the need for the legal system to hold federal agents accountable. The group is taking legal action to ensure that Sosa-Celis receives justice and to push for broader accountability.