Minnesota Sues Greg Abbott Over Extraditing ICE Agent Charged In Shooting
Minnesota's Attorney General said that Greg Abbott has "refused" to extradite an ICE officer so that he can stand trial.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott, demanding the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent named Christian Castro. Castro is accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg during a shooting in Minneapolis in January, and then falsely accusing Sosa-Celis and another man of attacking an ICE officer.
Castro currently faces release from a Texas jail, with his extradition to Minnesota required for a trial. Abbott has refused to extradite Castro, leading to Ellison's legal action. According to Ellison, Castro could potentially flee justice in Minnesota if not extradited within the stipulated 90-day period mandated by Texas law.
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