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The ICE officer faces federal charges related to the January shooting in Minnesota.
The federal indictment against Christian Castro marked a rare instance of the Trump administration seeking to hold an immigration agent accountable for actions taken while on duty.
NYTimes – US The ICE officer faces federal charges related to the January shooting in Minnesota.
ICE agent Christian Castro is in Minnesota custody and has made his first court appearance there on felony state and federal charges stemming from the January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis.
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Christian Castro was arrested, returned to Minnesota custody, and made his first court appearance there on felony state and federal charges.
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BBC News – World The ICE officer faces federal charges related to the January shooting in Minnesota.
NYTimes – US The charges are a rare instance of President Trump’s Justice Department accusing a federal agent of breaking the law while on the job.
NYTimes – US James Copenhaver, 76, one of three people shot during the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and abdomen and had lingering injuries.
Sky News – Front Page A US federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ruling the ban likely unconstitutional. The outlets had sued over the ban. Access was restored several hours after the order, though the White House TV pool remains suspended.
NYTimes – US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged symbolic gifts before a state dinner at the White House. The dinner, hosted by President Trump and Melania Trump, included tech industry leaders such as Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai.
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