Video Scrutinizes ICE Shooting in Minneapolis After Charges Collapse
The city of Minneapolis released security camera footage showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in January 2026. The video's release follows the collapse of federal charges against two Venezuelan men, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who were initially accused of attacking an officer with a broom handle and snow shovel. Federal authorities have since opened a criminal investigation into whether two ICE officers provided untruthful testimony under oath regarding the incident. Reports indicate that investigators had access to the video shortly after the January 14 shooting but did not review it until weeks after charging the immigrants. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stated that the footage contradicts the federal government's initial account of events. The confrontation resulted in Sosa-Celis being shot in the thigh and sparked local protests. Two federal officers involved in the operation have been suspended. This development highlights growing scrutiny of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown tactics in Minnesota.
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Video Scrutinizes ICE Shooting in Minneapolis After Charges Collapse
The city of Minneapolis released security camera footage showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in January 2026. The video's release follows the collapse of federal charges against two Venezuelan men, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who were initially accused of attacking an officer with a broom handle and snow shovel. Federal authorities have since opened a criminal investigation into whether two ICE officers provided untruthful testimony under oath regarding the incident. Reports indicate that investigators had access to the video shortly after the January 14 shooting but did not review it until weeks after charging the immigrants. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stated that the footage contradicts the federal government's initial account of events. The confrontation resulted in Sosa-Celis being shot in the thigh and sparked local protests. Two federal officers involved in the operation have been suspended. This development highlights growing scrutiny of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown tactics in Minnesota.
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