Judge denies Minnesota bid to extradite ICE officer from Texas, paving way for his release
A federal judge said Minnesota filed too soon, leaving Christian Castro eligible for release after 90 days in custody, officials said.
- District Judge Fernando Rodriguez indicated he would not block the release of ICE agent Christian Castro from a South Texas jail on Thursday, effectively denying Minnesota's request to maintain his detention.
- Charged with assault in Minneapolis, Castro allegedly fired through a door on Jan 14, striking 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and falsely reporting that the victim attacked an officer.
- Texas law mandates Castro's release after 90 days of detention, which falls on Thursday; Minnesota authorities have sought his extradition since his arrest in Brownsville, a city bordering Mexico.
- Citing an internal state investigation into whether Castro is a 'fugitive,' Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not yet responded to the extradition request, citing other Minnesota fraud probes.
- During Tuesday's hearing, Rodriguez questioned the ripeness of the lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, noting Abbott had not yet officially denied the state's extradition request.
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Judge sides with Texas over Minnesota on extradition of ICE agent
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An immigration agent facing state charges for an on-duty shooting in Minnesota could be released from jail on Thursday after a federal judge sided with Texas in an extradition dispute between the states. The post Judge sides with Texas over Minnesota on extradition of ICE agent appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Texas judge rejects Minnesota bid to keep ICE agent accused of shooting a man jailed
A judge in Texas rejected Minnesota's request to keep an ICE agent jailed while the court considers his extradition to Minnesota to face charges related to the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant.
The officer faces four counts of gun assault and a misdemeanor for giving false statements. He was arrested on May 29 in Harlingen, Texas
Trump judge allows Greg Abbott to nullify federal law
Multiple statutes require states to execute the valid execution warrants of other states. Greg Abbott’s response is to say “but what if we just didn’t,” and a Trump judge has invented a facially absurd procedural reason to allow him to do so: An immigration agent facing state charges for an on-duty shooting in Minnesota could be released from jail on Thursday after a federal judge sided with Texas in an extradition dispute between the states. T…
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