Texas ICE officer freed after failed Minnesota extradition request for shooting

Published August 27, 2026 11:51am ET | Updated August 27, 2026 11:51am ET



Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail Thursday after a federal judge blocked Minnesota’s effort to extradite him over charges stemming from a shooting during an immigration enforcement operation.

Castro, who spent 90 days in a Brownsville, Texas, jail, left the facility in an SUV as cameras and reporters surrounded him.

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