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Bond denied for ICE agent arrested in Harlingen

Bond denied for ICE agent arrested in Harlingen
1 hour 45 minutes 47 seconds ago Saturday, May 30 2026 May 30, 2026 May 30, 2026 12:43 PM May 30, 2026 in News - Local
Source: KRGV
Christian Castro. Photo credit: Cameron County Sheriff’s Department – Harlingen Annex

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent arrested in Harlingen was arraigned on Friday and denied bond.

Christian Castro was arrested in Harlingen on Friday morning at a residence in the 3700 block of Sun Chase Drive.

Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Treviño said there will likely be a June 5 hearing for Castro on whether he will voluntarily waive extradition.

Castro is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man in Minnesota. According to The Associated Press, prosecutors charged Castro with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 nonfatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.

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Castro is one of two agents who lied about the circumstances of the shooting, according to ICE Director Todd Lyons.

According to prosecutors, Castro fired through a home's front door and shot Sosa-Celis in the thigh after Castro and another officer chased a different man, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, to the Minneapolis apartment duplex where he and Sosa-Celis lived.

The Associated Press said Sosa-Celis and Aljorna were legally in the U.S.

Castro remains in custody at Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center.

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