{"id":112,"date":"2026-08-27T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:00:58","slug":"minnesota-sues-texas-governor-to-compel-extradition-of-ice-agent-for-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks during a press conference about federal detention of children at the State Capitol building on Feb. 3, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(WASHINGTON) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent\u00a0charged with assault<\/span>\u00a0over a nonfatal shooting and alleged false reporting during Operation Metro Surge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ICE agent, Christian Castro, is accused of firing a gun at the front door of an occupied home in Minneapolis on Jan. 14, striking a Venezuelan man in the leg, then lying about the circumstances of the shooting, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Castro was charged in May with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime. A Hennepin County District Court judge found probable cause for the charges and issued a nationwide warrant for Castro’s arrest, according to Ellison’s office.<\/p>\n

On May 29, Texas Rangers located and arrested Castro, after which a Cameron County judge ordered him detained pending extradition proceedings, according to Ellison’s office.<\/p>\n

Four days after Castro’s arrest, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sent Abbott an extradition request, but, according to Ellison’s office, the Texas governor has “withheld a rendition warrant” directing law enforcement to transfer Castro back to Minnesota for prosecution.<\/p>\n

“Now, Governor Abbott is trying to shield Castro from being held accountable for these serious charges by refusing to extradite him to Minnesota,” Ellison said in a statement on Tuesday. “Abbott’s refusal to extradite Castro is unconstitutional and violates federal law and Texas law. I will not stand for that, so I’m taking Abbott to court. Christian Castro will stand trial in Minnesota.”<\/p>\n

ABC News reached out to the Texas governor’s office for comment on the Minnesota lawsuit but has not yet received a response.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit also alleges that Manuel Trevino — the sheriff of Cameron County, Texas, who is named as a defendant in the federal complaint — has failed to make Castro available for extradition.<\/p>\n

Ellison’s office said the attorney general will also be requesting a temporary restraining order “barring the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office from releasing Castro.”<\/p>\n

The Cameron County sheriff declined to comment on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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