Minn. Sues Texas over ICE Agent Extradition

Minnesota Escalates Fight With Abbott Over ICE Agent Accused In Shooting

By EMILY MEDEIROS, The Daily Signal | August 19, 2026 Minnesota’s attorney general has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for refusing to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan man in the leg in January. On Tuesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced he was suing Abbott, saying the governor was “refusing to honor the extradition request” sent by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in June. “Gov. Abbo…

Minn. sues Texas over ICE agent extradition

The state of Minnesota sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in federal court on Tuesday over a nearly three-month delay in extraditing Christian Castro, the ICE agent accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge and…

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott refuses to Extradite ICE Agent Wanted in Minnesota

Minnesota Attorney General Ellison sues Texas Governor Abbott to compel extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro.

Minnesota sues Texas over immigration agent

Minnesota sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday for refusing to extradite a federal immigration agent facing assault charges for shooting a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis.

Minnesota AG Sues Texas Governor Seeking to Compel the Extradition of an ICE Agent Charged With Wounding Man and Then Lying About It

Minnesota’s attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with wounding a man and then lying to justify the shooting during the agency’s crackdown in Minneapolis. Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking a federal judge to bar the sheriff in Cameron County, Texas, from releasing ICE agent Christian Castro, and to order Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to si…