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Greg Abbott targets Minnesota in ICE dispute: “They refuse to help”

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized Minnesota officials after they sought the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro, who faces a criminal investigation over a shooting in Minneapolis.
  • Abbott refused to sign the extradition order, and Castro was released after reaching Texas’ 90-day maximum for pretrial detention.
  • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison accused Abbott of turning Texas into a sanctuary state for violent criminals, prolonging the legal and political dispute.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has intensified a dispute with Minnesota over Christian Castro, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent under criminal investigation for a shooting in Minneapolis.

The shooting occurred on Jan. 14 during Operation Metro Surge. Castro was later arrested in Texas, and Minnesota authorities asked Abbott to authorize his extradition. Abbott refused to sign the necessary order, drawing criticism from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

You are terrible lawyers. You arrived unprepared, misinformed and unconvincing. You do not know the law, and it showed.

· Greg AbbottThe Texas governor criticized Minnesota officials over their handling of the extradition dispute.

Abbott responded on X with a sharp attack on Minnesota officials. “You are terrible lawyers. You arrived unprepared, misinformed and unconvincing. You do not know the law, and it showed,” he wrote. He then accused Minnesota of being a sanctuary state because it refused to help enforce immigration laws.

Minnesota is the literal definition of a sanctuary state because it refuses to help enforce immigration laws. I will put Minneapolis at the top of the list for future bus arrivals if we ever have a president like Joe Biden again.

· Greg AbbottAbbott criticized Minnesota’s immigration policy and referred to the busing policy used during the Biden administration.

Abbott also threatened to place Minneapolis at the top of a list for future bus arrivals if the United States again had a president like Joe Biden, referring to Minnesota’s immigration policy during the Democratic administration.

Because Abbott did not sign the order, Castro was not transferred to Minnesota. He was released after reaching Texas’ legal limit of 90 days in pretrial detention. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that Texas had the right to investigate whether Castro was actually a fugitive when he rejected an emergency request, extending the legal and political dispute.

Greg Abbott has a legal and constitutional duty to sign the transfer order to return fugitive Christian Castro to Minnesota. Abbott is playing with constitutional fire.

· Keith EllisonMinnesota’s attorney general accused Abbott of unlawfully blocking Castro’s transfer.

Ellison said Abbott had a legal and constitutional duty to sign the transfer order. “By refusing to extradite Castro, Greg Abbott is turning Texas into a sanctuary state for violent criminals,” Ellison wrote, according to the article’s quoted passage. The provided text ends before the attorney general’s full statement is completed.

By refusing to extradite Castro, Greg Abbott is turning Texas into a sanctuary state for violent criminals.

· Keith EllisonEllison attacked Abbott’s decision not to authorize the extradition.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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