Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial
State prosecutors say video contradicted the federal account and they need custody of Christian Castro to pursue four assault counts and a false-reporting charge.
- Minnesota is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday to compel the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro, who faces charges in a Minneapolis shooting during Operation Metro Surge.
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty charged Castro for the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis; the Department of Homeland Security claimed self-defense, but video footage contradicted that account.
- Castro remains in a Texas jail on a $200,000 bond following his May 29 arrest; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to sign the extradition request sent by Gov. Tim Walz in June.
- The Department of Homeland Security has characterized the charges against Castro as "political stunt" and "unlawful," while Moriarty also charged agent Gregory Donnell Morgan for brandishing a weapon on Highway 62.
- Attorney General Keith Ellison and Moriarty are pursuing evidence sharing from federal authorities, though the office has not announced decisions on potential charges regarding other fatal shootings involving ICE agents.
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AG Keith Ellison sues Texas governor for failure to extradite ICE agent charged with assault
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, alleging that Abbott is holding up the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with assault in the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis on Jan. 14. The agent, Christian Castro, was arrested in Cameron County, Texas, on May 29 by […]
Minnesota Attorney General Ellison sues Texas Gov. Abbott to compel extradition of ICE agent for assault trial
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to stand trial for assault and falsely reporting a crime in the wounding of a man during the agency’s crackdown in Minneapolis.
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The agent has been charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the wounding of a man in January during the agency’s crackdown in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial
Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott to compel him to extradite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Christian Castro to stand trial in Minnesota for his alleged shooting of a victim during Operation Metro Surge.
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