Minnesota Suits Texas Gov. Over ICE Agent Extradition Denial
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Minnesota sues Texas Gov. to force extradition of ICE agent involved in shooting The state of Minnesota sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday over his refusal to extradite the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year. Christian Castro, 52, was charged with four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon for the non-fatal shooting and…
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ABC News"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."
PBS NewsHourMinnesota AG sues Texas governor to extradite ICE agent for trial Attorney General Keith Ellison says Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not signed papers to extradite Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro since his arrest in Texas in May.
The Guardian USKeith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, is asking a federal judge to bar the sheriff in Cameron county, Texas, from releasing ICE agent Christian Castro, and to order Greg Abbott, Texas’s governor, to sign his extradition warrant so that Minnesota officers can take custody.
Associated Press“Christian Castro has been charged with breaking the law in Minnesota,” Ellison said. “He must face justice in Minnesota. Gov. Abbott should have granted Gov. Walz’s extradition request long ago and is required to do so now.”
New York Post“Christian Castro has been charged with breaking the law in Minnesota,” Ellison said. “He must face justice in Minnesota. Gov. Abbott should have granted Gov. Walz’s extradition request long ago and is required to do so now.”
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Ellison said at a news conference that unless he’s extradited, Castro faces release from jail next week — 90 days since he was detained — under Texas law, and could flee the US from the border town where he’s being held.
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Associated PressEllison said at a news conference that unless he’s extradited, Castro faces release from jail next week -- 90 days since he was detained -- under Texas law, and could flee the U.S. from the border town where he’s being held.
The Guardian USEllison told a news conference on Tuesday that unless Castro was extradited, he could be released from jail next week – 90 days since he was detained – under Texas law, and could be a possible flight risk.
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Gov. Abbott has received communication with us on an ongoing basis, including recently,” Ellison said. “We have to take the position that they are refusing to honor the extradition request.”
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The Guardian US“Governor Abbott has received communication with us on an ongoing basis, including recently,” Ellison said. “We have to take the position that they are refusing to honor the extradition request.”
New York PostGov. Abbott has received communication with us on an ongoing basis, including recently,” Ellison said.
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01 The Guardian US Authorities said Sosa-Celis was shot after Castro and another officer chased a different man, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, after a traffic stop to the Minneapolis apartment duplex where he and Sosa-Celis lived. Sosa-Celis and Aljorna, both Venezuelan, were legally in the US, according to Minnesota officials.
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02 New York Post “Christian Castro is not above the law and Greg Abbott isn’t either,” Ellison added.
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03 Associated Press “Christian Castro is not above the law and Greg Abbott isn’t either,” Ellison added.
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04 ABC News 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.
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05 Fox News FIRST ON FOX: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against an illegal immigrant accused of a hit-and-run that left a North Carolina father dead in the street.
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