Overview
- U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson ruled Alfredo Aljorna and Julio Sosa-Celis could be released and not deported before trial, but ICE detained them at the courthouse and returned them to Sherburne County jail.
- Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz barred ICE from moving the men out of state and set a Friday deadline for the government to explain the re-detention.
- Federal prosecutors allege the men struck an ICE agent with a broom and shovel during the Jan. 14 encounter in north Minneapolis, a claim the defendants and witnesses dispute.
- A partner who says she witnessed the shooting told MPR News the agent fired through a closed door, consistent with defense photos of bullet holes that conflict with an FBI affidavit stating none were found; the shooter is reportedly under investigation for unreasonable force, according to a defense attorney.
- The men’s partners were detained and flown to a Texas facility, with one returned to Minnesota on Jan. 28, and they report shackling during transport and delays in medical care.