Escalation: Federal Judge Denies Extradition of Officer Castro
A federal judge on Aug. 26 refused to order Texas to hand over ICE officer Christian Castro to Minnesota to face charges from a January shooting in Minneapolis. The court said the dispute was not ready for a decision and declined to compel Governor Greg Abbott to act.
The ruling clears the way for Castro to leave a South Texas jail on Thursday, when a 90-day holding period expires. He was arrested by Texas Rangers on a Minnesota warrant and is charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime for firing through a house door in January, wounding 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national, in the leg. Minnesota has warned he could flee to Mexico if released.
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