US judge declines Minnesota’s effort to force Texas to extradite ICE agent

ICE agent Christian Castro faces criminal charges for shooting a Minnesota man in the leg during an immigration raid.Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026A United States judge has denied a request to compel the extradition of a federal immigration agent charged with shooting a man during an immigration raid in the state of Minnesota and lying about it.Wednesday’s decision concerns the case of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Christian Castro, who has been detained in a county jail in Texas since May.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3HRW says US civil rights enforcement reduced under Trump: What to knowlist 2 of 3Minnesota official sues Texas governor to force ICE agent’s extraditionlist 3 of 3US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in Julyend of listMinnesota has sought his extradition as he faces charges of assault and falsely reporting a crime in Hennepin County, which covers Minneapolis.Under Texas law, the state cannot hold the subject of an extradition order for more than 90 days. At that point, the suspect must either be transferred or released. The deadline for Castro is set to expire on Thursday.Minnesota argued in a lawsuit this mont...