Trump-Appointed Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota in ICE Agent Case
The judge said Tim Walz sued Greg Abbott too early over a bid to extradite Christian Castro back to Minnesota.
U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled on Wednesday that Minnesota had failed to meet the legal requirements for a temporary restraining order to force Texas Governor Greg Abbott to extradite former ICE agent Christian Castro. The decision comes in a closely watched interstate dispute over Castro, who faces felony charges over the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during an immigration operation in Minneapolis.
While the judge did not endorse Texas's position on the merits, he signaled doubts about a key legal theory Abbott's administration is exploring. Abbott's Press Secretary stated that Rodriguez was right in rejecting Minnesota's "absurd claim," emphasizing that the Constitution requires deliberate consideration of extradition requests and that Governor Abbott must decide on the evidence deemed satisfactory.
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