ICE agent charged in Minnesota shooting released from Texas jail after extradition blocked

Published Aug 27, 05:33 PM UTC

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Christian Castro, an ICE agent, was charged by a Minneapolis state court with four counts of assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime for shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg in January 2026 during Operation Metro Surge. Surveillance footage contradicted his self-defense claim. After his arrest in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott refused to sign extradition paperwork, arguing Castro was not a fugitive. A federal judge declined to force extradition, and Castro was released from a Texas jail after the maximum detention period for pending extradition expired. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty blamed Abbott for potentially allowing Castro to flee to Mexico.

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The New RepublicWestern

Original headline: ICE Agent Charged in Minnesota Shooting Set Free in Texas

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