"In a highly unusual motion to dismiss filed Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen said "newly discovered evidence" in the case against Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis "is materially inconsistent with the allegations" made against them in a criminal complaint and at a hearing last month. U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the charges cannot be resubmitted."
"A lawyer for Aljorna and Sosa-Celis said Friday that they are "overjoyed" that all the charges have been dismissed. Had they been convicted, the two immigrants would have faced years in federal prison. "The charges against them were based on lies by an ICE agent who recklessly shot into their home through a closed door," said attorney Brian D. Clark. "They are so happy justice is being served.""
Federal prosecutors opened a criminal probe into whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis. A federal judge ordered dismissal of felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after evidence undercut the government's version. The U.S. Attorney said newly discovered evidence was materially inconsistent with allegations. The case was dismissed with prejudice so the charges cannot be resubmitted. The dismissal follows multiple high-profile shootings and collapsed felony cases where eyewitnesses and video challenged federal agents' accounts. Deportation status of the men remains unclear.
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