A federal judge in Texas on August 26, 2026, denied Minnesota's request to force extradition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro from Texas to Minnesota. Castro had been jailed in Brownsville, Texas since May 29 and faces assault charges related to a shooting earlier in the year.
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A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath.
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday rejected a push from Minnesota officials to force the extradition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan migrant in the leg during the height of Operation Metro Surge earlier this year. Christian Castro, 52, has been jailed in Brownsville, Texas, since late...
Aug 26 - A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Minnesota to force Texas Governor Greg Abbott to immediately extradite a jailed U.S. immigration agent facing assault charges for shooting a Venezuelan man in the leg during last winter's deportation surge in Minneapolis.
Minnesota authorities had argued in court that Castro, jailed in the Gulf Coast border city of Brownsville, Texas, since May 29, was a flight risk if he were released.