Feds Probe ICE Officers Over Alleged Lies in Minneapolis Shooting

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Federal authorities opened a joint probe with the Justice Department to determine if two ICE officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis involving two Venezuelan men; following newly discovered evidence, the charges against Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna were dismissed, and the officers are on administrative leave awaiting an internal investigation that could lead to termination or criminal prosecution. The case highlights ongoing scrutiny of federal immigration-enforcement actions and the reliability of sworn testimony and eyewitness accounts.
- Feds investigate whether ICE officers lied about shooting of Venezuelan man in Minneapolis PBS
- ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled. The New York Times
- DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota NPR
- 2 ICE agents under investigation for ‘untruthful statements’ about north Minneapolis shooting 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
- ICE officers on leave while feds investigate whether they lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis CNN
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