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ICE agent charged with Minnesota shootingreleased from jail in Texas

Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition request

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Associated Press27 Aug 2026, 02:20 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readAmericasUnited States

United States — Associated Press

ICE agent charged with Minnesota shooting released from jail in Texas

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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