DOJ Drops Charges in ICE Shooting Case After Contradictory Evidence Emerges

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U.S. prosecutors moved to drop criminal charges against Venezuelan men Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in a Minneapolis ICE shooting case after newly discovered video evidence contradicted the government's initial account and ICE admitted officers made false statements; the dismissal with prejudice underscores credibility concerns about official narratives in federal immigration enforcement cases.
- How the case against a Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE agent fell apart CNN
- How ICE Failed to Justify the Shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis The New York Times
- Minnesota shooting of Venezuelan man is the latest where video evidence contradicts ICE accounts AP News
- 2 ICE agents under investigation for ‘untruthful statements’ about north Minneapolis shooting 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
- DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota NPR
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