Minnesota demands extradition of ICE agent from Texas

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Minnesota sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, accusing him of sitting on an extradition warrant for ICE agent Christian Castro for nearly three months. Castro faces four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Minnesota after allegedly shooting through a Minneapolis homeowner's door during a January pursuit, plus a charge of falsely reporting a crime.

Minnesota's lawsuit notes Abbott's office signed rendition warrants for two unrelated defendants the same week it redirected Minnesota's inquiries about Castro to his deputy general counsel. Texas law requires releasing Castro from custody after 90 days, which the state says creates a real risk he could walk free and evade prosecution entirely.

Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty both say the extradition is a mandatory, not discretionary, act and are asking a court to force Abbott's hand.

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Extradition between states is supposed to be one of the more boring, mechanical bits of federalism — sign the form, hand over the defendant, let the courts sort out guilt. That it's suddenly become a discretionary courtesy the moment the defendant wears an ICE badge tells you everything about whose law enforcement gets law enforced on them.

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