Federal prosecutors have charged an ICE agent in connection with a controversial incident during President Trump’s Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis last winter. In January, the agent allegedly fired a weapon through the front door of a residence, where two toddlers were present, injuring a migrant in the leg. Following the shooting, the agent reportedly provided false information to the FBI regarding the event. This incident has intensified scrutiny of the operation, which has already been characterized as a political failure for the Trump administration.
Noem months ago, but his approval rating on immigration remains 10 points negative. It’s a stunning reversal, since voters in 2024 elected him in large part to clean up the wreck of President Biden’s border nonfeasance.
Federal prosecutors say he told the FBI that two unknown men attacked him with a broom and snow shovel. He said he spent three minutes fighting on the ground, before he reached for his gun and fired as the assailants ran. “What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement,” she said. “He felt the broom stick hitting him in his face,” it said. “Newly discovered evidence,” the U.S. The abandoned federal case alleged that the delivery driver fled ICE at speeds up to 80 mph and ignored “multiple” stop signs, which is a public danger if true. Yet despite the Administration’s claims that it was going after the worst of the worst, the Minneapolis surge apparently had ICE agents “running publicly visible license plates,” producing a random high-risk car chase of a DoorDash worker. Castro aren’t cause to “abolish ICE,” or else jailing any corrupt local cop would mean shutting down the police department. What the broad public wants is order, not spectacle and chaotic “mass deportation” of law-abiding workers who are roofing houses or dropping off dinners.
Mr. Castro’s version was markedly different. Without this footage, what would the public know? It’s hard to say, though within hours then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed the ICE agent fired in self-defense. “Our officer was ambushed. The feds quickly charged the two Venezuelan men, with an affidavit citing Mr. Castro’s account. A month later, prosecutors dropped the case. Attorney’s office wrote, “is materially inconsistent with the allegations. U.S. immigration laws need to be enforced, and most federal agents are patriots hoping to do it with integrity. The allegations against Mr. The Castro indictment is nonetheless important accountability and deterrence for ICE excesses. Mr. Trump fired Ms. Failing to understand this is how the White House turned a winning political issue into a loser.
