US EditionVideo brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed
The footage shows a 12-second struggle and no sustained shovel attack, prompting prosecutors to drop charges and investigate possible false testimony.
- On Monday, Minneapolis released surveillance footage showing a 12-second scuffle from January 14, directly contradicting Immigration and Customs Enforcement claims that agents were assaulted with a shovel for three minutes.
- Federal authorities initially charged Venezuelan nationals Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna with assault, alleging they beat an officer with a snow shovel and broom handle during an attempted arrest.
- Charges were abruptly dropped in February after "newly discovered evidence" revealed agents' sworn testimony included "untruthful statements," prompting the Department of Homeland Security to place the two officers on administrative leave.
- Federal investigators possessed the footage within hours of the January 14 shooting but failed to review it for weeks, drawing sharp criticism from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over the government's lack of due diligence.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison continues challenging the Trump administration's refusal to share evidence regarding multiple federal agent-involved shootings across the region, fueling ongoing disputes over federal-state cooperation.
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A recently released video from a Minneapolis municipal camera sheds light on the moments leading up to a shooting involving an ICE agent and two Venezuelan immigrants in January, and why the agency’s initial account of the incident ended up collapsing. Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was shot by a federal agent, and his cousin Alfredo A. Aljorna faced federal charges after the Department of Homeland Security said they had violently attacked the agen…
The city of Minneapolis posted on Monday a video showing a lawsuit and an altercation that ended in January with a victimless shooting and the suspension of two U.S. federal police officers (FBI) involved in the Trump administration's anti-immigration campaign in Minnesota.
Video Shows ICE Agents Lied About Shooting Of Venezuelan Man In Minneapolis
Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty It can’t be emphasized enough that police be lying, and, under the Trump administration, immigration police have proven time and time again to be no exception. In February, we reported that federal charges had been dropped against Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan immigrant living in Minneapolis — who was shot in the leg by a federal agent a month earlier— and his roommate, another Venezuelan man …
Newly released surveillance footage of Jan. 14 ICE shooting contradicts agent’s account
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,…
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