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A federal judge denied Minnesota's request to extradite ICE agent Christian Castro from Texas, allowing him to be released from custody. Castro faces criminal charges in Minnesota for shooting a Venezuelan man in the leg during an immigration raid in Minneapolis earlier this year. Minnesota officials opposed his release, citing concerns he could flee to Mexico based on jail calls he made discussing marriage and purchasing property there. The judge's decision paved the way for Castro's release from Cameron County Jail in Texas.
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Minnesota officials believe Castro could flee to Mexico, citing calls he made from jail to a woman in Mexico, talking "about marrying her and buying a house in Mexico when he is released," according to the lawsuit.
Christian Castro is charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely reporting a crime by another Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agent accused of firing his gun and wounding a Venezuelan man in the leg is caught in…
ICE agent Christian Castro faces criminal charges for shooting a Minnesota man in the leg during an immigration raid.
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.
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…
A federal judge denied Minnesota's temporary restraining order, potentially clearing ICE agent Christian Castro's release from Cameron County Jail.
