Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent
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The two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.
Listen · 7:29 min Share full article Federal agents near the scene of a shooting during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in January. Credit... David Guttenfelder/The New York Times By Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith
Ernesto Londoño reported from Brownsville, Texas.
The case pitted one of the country’s most prominent Democratic governors against a leading Republican, and it raised a question that federal courts have wrestled with only a handful of times before: How much discretion do governors have over extradition requests from another state?
In his ruling on Wednesday, Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. sided with the Republican, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas. Judge Rodriguez said Minnesota had not proven that Mr. Abbott had done anything wrong by waiting to act on the extradition request.
The ruling by Judge Rodriguez, who was appointed by President Trump, means that the immigration agent, Christian Castro, could be released from a Texas jail on Thursday after three months in custody. Texas law limits detention on extradition warrants to 90 days.
The Minnesota attorney general, Keith Ellison, said in a statement that he disagreed with the ruling.
“We will continue litigating this case and do everything in our power to ensure Castro is returned to Minnesota to face his criminal charges,” said Mr. Ellison, a Democrat.
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