Judge fast tracks hearing for ICE agent extradition case

A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments next week on whether to grant Minnesota’s request for the courts to force the extradition of a federal immigration agent who is criminally charged in Hennepin County.

The hearing, set for Tuesday, comes as the 90-day deadline draws nearer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro’s release from custody in Cameron County, Texas.

Castro, 52, is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in connection with the nonfatal shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis on Jan. 14 in Minneapolis.

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