Ellison Sues Texas Governor to Force Extradition of ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the state to turn over an ICE agent charged with shooting and injuring a man in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.

Ellison announced that lawsuit Tuesday, standing alongside Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.

It stems from the case of ICE agent Christian Castro, who is charged in the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in January. Hennepin County prosecutors filed the charges in May, and Castro was arrested in Texas shortly after. In early June, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz requested that Castro be extradited to Minnesota to appear in court on those charges.

But Texas officials have not complied with that order. Ellison said that refusal is uncommon — and illegal.

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Castro faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.

Ellison said Abbott and Walz regularly grant each others’ extradition requests, and called this a unique case. Abbott typically grants Walz’s requests within about 30 days, Ellison said.

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