By Zoe Sottile, CNN

(CNN) — An ICE agent facing several assault charges in connection with a shooting involving two Venezuelan people in Minnesota earlier this year has been arrested in Texas, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said.

Christian Castro was charged earlier this month with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.

CNN is working to determine whether Castro has an attorney and has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.

Castro faces those charges in connection with the January 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, who was shot in the leg through the front door of a Minneapolis home. The incident took place during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement blitz in the Twin Cities.

Originally, Sosa-Celis and his cousin Alfredo A. Aljorna were facing federal charges after DHS said they had attacked an agent, prompting him to fire a defensive shot.

But the Justice Department dropped the charges in February, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement said two of its agents, who made false statements about the incident under oath, were placed on administrative leave.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he was “pleased” to hear Castro has been arrested.

“In Minnesota, we believe in equal justice under the law. That means nobody is above the law, including agents of the federal government,” Ellison said in a news release about the arrest.

“Christian Castro’s alleged shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis appears unwarranted, as evidenced by the lies Castro told his ICE supervisors to justify his unlawful actions,” Ellison added.

Prosecutors have said a bullet traveled through the front door and struck Sosa-Celis, before making its final impact in the wall of a child’s room.

The shooting took place amid a flurry of other shootings during Operation Metro Surge, which saw thousands of federal agents dispatched to the Twin Cities. The operations sparked weeks of protests and prompted lawsuits from both the state and city governments.

Renée Good, a 33-year-old mother of three, was fatally shot by an ICE agent on January 7. And Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was fatally shot by two DHS officers on January 24. In both those cases, the government’s original accounts of the shootings faced scrutiny as videos and witness accounts emerged.

This story has been updated with additional information.

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By Devon M. Sayers, Rebekah Riess, CNN

(CNN) — Five people are dead and dozens are injured after a bus failed to slow down for traffic and struck six cars on Interstate 95 near Quantico, Virginia, early Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police.

Traffic was slowing in the southbound lanes of I-95, due to a work zone ahead, when the bus struck the other vehicles around 2:35 a.m. Friday, police said. The five people who were killed were not on the bus, according to Matt Demlein with Virginia State Police.

An additional 34 people were also injured because of the crash, Demlein added, citing preliminary reports. Three of the 34 people transported to area hospital sustained critical injuries, state police said.

A total of 19 patients were taken to Mary Washington Healthcare hospitals after the crash, the healthcare system told CNN in a statement. Of those, seven patients were taken to the trauma center at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Two of the patients are in critical condition and five have been treated and are being discharged, according to the healthcare system.

Another twelve patients were taken to Stafford Hospital in Stafford, Virgina, and have been discharged, the healthcare system said.

“All patients will continue to be cared for at both hospitals with meals and personal needs until they can be reunited with their belongings or other transportation can be arranged,” the statement added.

The crash is under investigation and charges are pending, according to VSP. The NTSB is sending a go-team to conduct a safety investigation into the collision, Sarah Sulick with the NTSB said.

Demlein did not have additional information about who owned the bus involved in the crash or where it was headed.

“My heart is with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives, and I am praying for a quick recovery for those injured,” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said in a statement.

“While most lanes have reopened, please continue to give responders space to work safely as you travel,” the governor added.

A single lane of I-95 southbound remains closed at mile marker 146 following the crash, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.

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La exsecretaria de Justicia, Pam Bondi, defendió con firmeza la gestión del Departamento de Justicia en la publicación de los archivos de Jeffrey Epstein al llegar al Capitolio en la mañana de este viernes, para una entrevista largamente esperada con la Comisión de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes, controlada por los republicanos.

“Según mi leal saber y entender, el Departamento entregó toda la documentación requerida por la Ley de Transparencia de los Archivos de Epstein”, declaró Bondi en un comunicado emitido justo antes de su entrevista a puerta cerrada con la comisión. Bondi argumentó que el Departamento de Justicia “demostró un compromiso sin precedentes con la transparencia” al publicar los documentos del caso en los últimos meses.

Aproximadamente dos meses después de su destitución y pocos días después de hacer público su diagnóstico de cáncer, Bondi se dirigió a los legisladores del Capitolio para hablar sobre la gestión del Departamento en la investigación de Epstein bajo su supervisión, un tema que generó gran controversia en la Casa Blanca de Donald Trump durante su mandato.

El representante James Comer, presidente de la comisión de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes, recalcó a los periodistas el viernes por la mañana que su comisión se está tomando esta investigación muy en serio, mientras realiza la decimotercera entrevista en su pesquisa sobre el fallecido delincuente sexual convicto.

“Queremos que el pueblo estadounidense conozca la verdad; queremos intentar hacer justicia a las víctimas”, declaró a los periodistas.

Sin embargo, antes de la entrevista con Bondi, el representante Robert Garcia, homólogo demócrata de Comer en la comisión, criticó duramente a los republicanos por no exigir que la exsecretaria de Justicia declarara ante las cámaras ni prestara juramento formal antes de comparecer ante el comité.

Si bien la entrevista de Bondi será transcrita y publicada, Garcia afirmó que “debería haber sido bajo juramento y grabada en video”.

Justo antes de la comparecencia de Bondi, un grupo de víctimas de Epstein habló con los periodistas sobre la importancia de su entrevista y la clara necesidad de obtener más información.

Marina Lacerda, una de las sobrevivientes, afirmó creer que Bondi conoce detalles de la investigación que el público desconoce. “Todos esperamos que hoy Pam Bondi sea lo más clara posible y que, con suerte, asuma la responsabilidad”, declaró.

Unos 2,5 millones de documentos de los archivos de investigación del Departamento de Justicia relacionados con el fallecido agresor sexual convicto no se han hecho públicos, y muchas de las 3,5 millones de páginas publicadas están fuertemente censuradas, lo que genera interrogantes sobre qué información está siendo ocultada al público.

Durante su gestión como máxima responsable de la aplicación de la ley en Estados Unidos, Bondi fue criticada por ambos partidos por su falta de transparencia en la investigación de Epstein.

También ha sido objeto de escrutinio por errores de censura en los documentos que, en algunos casos, expusieron información personal privada de las sobrevivientes.

Otra sobreviviente que habló con los periodistas el viernes, Liz Stein, afirmó que quiere que Bondi responda por esos errores de censura y que revele si alguien ha sido responsabilizado por revelar los nombres de las sobrevivientes “mientras protegía los nombres de los perpetradores”. “Sin duda, espero que, como abogada de carrera y exdirectora del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos, haga un examen de conciencia y recuerde por qué fue nombrada para ese cargo y c

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