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ICE agent Christian Castro released from Texas jail

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The legal dispute over the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro has intensified as Texas Governor Greg Abbott formally challenges Minnesota’s efforts. Abbott has asked a federal judge to reject the extradition request, arguing that Castro may not qualify as a fugitive under the Constitution. The Governor’s office is investigating whether Castro’s presence in Texas was a volitional act of fleeing or an involuntary professional reassignment following his relocation by ICE. On August 25, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. denied a request from Minnesota officials to block Castro’s release from a Brownsville jail. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Tim Walz had sought a court order to keep Castro in custody beyond the 90-day limit mandated by Texas law for individuals awaiting extradition. The judge ruled that Minnesota failed to demonstrate immediate harm, noting that the Governor’s decision regarding the extradition has not yet been finalized. Following the expiration of the 90-day legal limit, Christian Castro was released from the Texas detention center on ~~Thursday.~~ August 27. The release occurred because Governor Abbott had not signed an extradition order. While Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against Texas and Governor Abbott to force the extradition—citing concerns that Castro might flee to Mexico—Judge Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the court lacked the authority to compel the extradition or prevent the local sheriff from releasing him. Castro faces charges in Minnesota for second-degree assault and falsely reporting a crime following a January 14 shooting in Minneapolis that wounded a Venezuelan man, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Castro without pay pending an investigation, while the U.S. Department of Justice continues to evaluate whether to bring federal civil rights ~~charges against the agent regarding the incident.~~ charges.

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