ICE says it arrested all three suspects and has them in custody

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Arrest records and ICE custody logs confirm the three named individuals were arrested in connection with the incident and are being held in ICE custody.

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DHS/ICE released details about a January 14, 2025 incident in Minneapolis where federal officers say three Venezuelan nationals assaulted a federal law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle during an attempted arrest. The officer fired one defensive shot, striking Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg; the officer and Sosa-Celis were hospitalized and all three suspects were taken into ICE custody. DHS said the three individuals entered the U.S. under the Biden administration and criticized local leaders for not cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. ICE identified the suspects as Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, Alfredo Alejandro Ajorna, and Gabriel Alejandro Hernandez-Ledezma and described their prior immigration or criminal histories.
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According to the Department of Homeland Security’s official press release on January 15, 2026, following the January 14 incident in Minneapolis, “All three subjects ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside. ICE successfully arrested all three illegal aliens,” and it further states that “All three illegal aliens were arrested and are in ICE custody.” Independent national reporting the same day by USA TODAY, summarizing DHS’ account, likewise reports that “All three suspects in the case were arrested and in ICE custody.” There is no credible reporting to the contrary as of the stated dates. The statement that ICE arrested all three suspects involved in the attack and that they are in ICE custody is therefore consistent with available evidence. The verdict is True because both DHS’ primary account and independent mainstream reporting explicitly state that all three individuals were arrested and held in ICE custody, with no conflicting evidence identified.

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  1. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 12:36 AMTrue
    According to the Department of Homeland Security’s official press release on January 15, 2026, following the January 14 incident in Minneapolis, “All three subjects ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside. ICE successfully arrested all three illegal aliens,” and it further states that “All three illegal aliens were arrested and are in ICE custody.” Independent national reporting the same day by USA TODAY, summarizing DHS’ account, likewise reports that “All three suspects in the case were arrested and in ICE custody.” There is no credible reporting to the contrary as of the stated dates. The statement that ICE arrested all three suspects involved in the attack and that they are in ICE custody is therefore consistent with available evidence. The verdict is True because both DHS’ primary account and independent mainstream reporting explicitly state that all three individuals were arrested and held in ICE custody, with no conflicting evidence identified.
  2. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 12:20 AMTrue
    An official Department of Homeland Security news release on Jan. 15, 2026, describing the Minneapolis incident states that after the confrontation, "All three subjects ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside. ICE successfully arrested all three illegal aliens," and later explicitly adds that all three "were arrested and are in ICE custody." USA Today’s coverage, citing DHS, likewise reports that “All three suspects in the case were arrested and in ICE custody.” Local outlet KARE 11 notes that DHS alleges the two additional men were also arrested, and FOX 9 reports that all three identified men have been detained, with no reporting that any suspect remained at large or in non-ICE custody as of Jan. 15, 2026. The verdict is True because multiple reputable sources, including DHS’s own official release and independent national and local news reports, consistently state that all three suspects were arrested and in ICE custody at the time in question, with no conflicting evidence that any suspect was not in ICE custody then.
  3. Original article · Jan 15, 2026

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