Biography
Julio was a Venezuelan national shot in the leg by ICE Agent Castro on January 14, 2026 during Operation Metro Surge — the Trump administration's federal deployment to Minneapolis. Initially charged with assault on a federal officer; charges were later dismissed with prejudice. Agent Castro was placed under criminal investigation for the shooting.
The January 21, 2026 criminal docket records a conditional release order and continued U.S. Marshal custody pending a stay. Contemporary reporting documents later ICE re-detention after the criminal release proceedings. A separate federal habeas order directed immediate release from immigration custody. These records distinguish criminal and immigration custody but do not establish when he physically left all custody.
