Former ICE Agent Freed From Texas Jail as Extradition Deadline Expires

Former ICE agent Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail on August 27, 2026, after a 90-day extradition detention limit expired and a federal judge declined to intervene. Castro faces Minnesota assault charges for shooting 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during a January 14, 2026 immigration raid in Minneapolis. Texas Governor Greg Abbott refused to sign the extradition warrant; Minnesota's lawsuit against Abbott remains pending.