ICE agent Christian Castro, charged with assault over allegedly shooting a Venezuelan man in the leg during an immigration operation in Minneapolis, was released from a Texas jail after a judge ruled he could not be held pending Minnesota's extradition request. The ruling blocks Minnesota's bid to extradite Castro from Texas.
Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition request An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail on Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota. Christian Castro was released at the break of dawn from a de…
ICE agent Christian Castro has been indicted on six federal counts of lying about the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration operation in Minneapolis, following his release from a Texas jail after a judge declined Minnesota's extradition request.
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Christian Castro was federally indicted on six counts of lying about the Minneapolis shooting, adding federal charges to the existing state assault case.
Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition request An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail on Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota. Christian Castro was released at the break of dawn from a de…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in a Minneapolis shooting during Operation Metro Surge has been released from a Texas jail, the Associated Press reports.
Christian Castro charged with assault after allegedly shooting Venezuelan man and remains in custody in Texas Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agent accused of firing his gun and wounding a Venezuelan man in the leg is caught in an interstate extradition dispute between Texas and Minnesota – and could walk out of a Texas jail as soon as Wednesday afte…
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