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ICE agent federally charged with lying over shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been federally charged with lying about the events leading up to his shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg earlier this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

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一名美国移民及海关执法局(ICE)特工因就委内瑞拉移民枪击案撒谎而被联邦政府起诉。

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been federally charged with lying about the events leading up to his shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg earlier this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

The charges against ICE officer Christian Castro are not yet publicly available, but a person familiar with the matter told CNN that he is facing several counts of making false statements.

CNN attempted to reach a lawyer for Castro for comment.

This is the first time the Department of Justice has charged an officer for conduct that occurred on-duty during the highly-publicized operations nationwide. Local prosecutors in Minnesota had already charged Castro with second-degree assault and with making a false report earlier this year.

The Justice Department is still considering whether to bring civil rights charges against Castro, one of the sources said.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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