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Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition request
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Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition request
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) 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 detention center in Brownsville. He motioned his hand toward a few camera operators and a reporter crowding around him and quickly got into an SUV that drove off.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) 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 .
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Source: The Guardian · Associated Press. Published 27 Aug 2026, 02:20 pm.
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