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  "id": 3599586,
  "title": "Judge rejects Minnesota push to extradite ICE officer from Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/judge-rejects-minnesota-push-to-extradite-ice-officer-from-texas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T21:53:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6053533-texas-judge-minnesota-ice-extradition-rejection/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday rejected a push from Minnesota officials to force the extradition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan migrant in the leg during the height of \"Operation Metro Surge\" earlier this year. Christian Castro, 52, has been jailed in Brownsville, Texas since late...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Judge denies Minnesota bid to extradite ICE officer from Texas, paving way for his release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/judge-denies-minnesota-bid-to-extradite-ice-officer-from-texas-paving",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:10:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Judge denies Minnesota bid to extradite ICE officer from Texas, paving way for his release from custordy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/judge-denies-minnesota-bid-to-extradite-ice-officer-from-texas-paving-3582150",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:45:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Judge orders ICE to release second witness to fatal Texas shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/judge-orders-ice-to-release-second-witness-to-fatal-texas-shooting",
        "published": "2026-08-26T20:12:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge denies Minnesota's request to halt release of ICE officer Christian Castro",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/judge-denies-minnesotas-request-to-halt-release-of-ice-officer",
        "published": "2026-08-26T20:47:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US judge declines Minnesota’s effort to force Texas to extradite ICE agent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-judge-declines-minnesotas-effort-to-force-texas-to-extradite-ice",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:49:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}