As he shut the door and was trying to lock it, Sosa-Celis said he was shot in the leg by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
Coming just seven days after a federal agent fatally shot Renee Good, the incident spawned renewed protests and heated clashes with police.
DHS claimed Sosa-Celis was driving the car and he, Aljorna and another man assaulted the agent before the agent fired his weapon.
DOJ’s motion cited “newly discovered evidence” contradicting statements the agency included as the basis for filing criminal charges against the men.
Federal agents pull over a car after an alleged collision with them on the highway in Minneapolis on February 3, 2026.
A judge, who noted the government’s case included omissions that caused her to tread carefully, dismissed the charges against Martinez last year.
A woman carries flowers on February 12, 2026, at a memorial for Renee Nicole Good who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. »