re: MN AG Ellison sues TX Gov Abbott to extradite ICE agent

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Yeah, man. I'm sure it went down exactly they way the commie leftists claim it went down. Yup. "Dindu nuffin!"

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Some of y'all just hate facts:

-ICE agent Castro lied about bring assaulted (see video below)...the justification he claimed for discharging his weapon
-ICE---not "Commie leftists"---has admitted that the facts as alleged against Castro
-Castro shot an innocent man through a closed door of a residence with a several people in it including a child
-Texas arrested Castro and is still holding him on the Minnesota warrant

Video Showing Castro Lied

If a person wanted by another state refuses to waive extradition, then the state has to get a governors warrant. Once governor abbott signs off on the governors warrant, the person goes back to whatever state wants him. It looks like abbott isn't signing. Minnesota is stuck out. They need to quit persecuting ICE agents.

Abbot should declare Texas an 'Ice Sanctuary State'. Fire with fire. Force the Supreme Court to come out from under their desks.

Texas could have told Minnesota to frick off about arresting him.

However,

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Texas Rangers arrested Castro in May. He remains in jail in Texas and will be returned to Minnesota to face charges

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If he is in custody, that's different.

You should be able to get a bond on an extradition charge. Is he still in jail? If abbott isn't doing the governors warrant then he should be released since the charge they are holding him is called Fugitive from justice. Could he have texas charges keeping him in jail?

Lazy way out:)

On June 4, a Minnesota judge set Castro's bond at $200,000. A Texas report quoted his attorney as saying Castro could be released if he posted that bond, but he would then have to appear in Minnesota for arraignment. ?
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He apparently has not posted the bond. As of today, August 18, he remains in the Cameron County Jail. Minnesota's new federal lawsuit specifically asks the court to prevent Texas officials from releasing him. ?
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The immediate problem for Minnesota is that Texas law limits how long someone can be held solely on the fugitive/extradition process. Minnesota says Castro is approaching—or has reached—the 90-day point and could therefore be released. ?
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What if he posts the $200,000 bond?
This is the particularly interesting part.
Posting the Minnesota criminal bond would not itself make the Minnesota criminal case disappear or prevent Minnesota from prosecuting him. It would mean Castro is released from the Texas jail while awaiting the next steps.
But, according to the Texas reporting, the arrangement contemplated at the June 4 hearing was that if Castro posted bond, he would have to go to Minnesota himself for arraignment. ?
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The problem is enforcement. If Castro is released in Texas and doesn't voluntarily go to Minnesota, Minnesota would still have its outstanding warrant. But Texas could no longer simply keep him in the Cameron County jail indefinitely on the existing extradition hold.
That's why Minnesota filed today's federal lawsuit. It is asking the federal court to stop Cameron County from releasing Castro and compel Governor Abbott to complete the extradition. Minnesota specifically argues that release creates a flight risk because Castro has discussed relocating to Mexico, and Cameron County is right on the border. ?

If texas doesn't extradite, the Minnesota charge will go back into ncic as an open warrant. Good until executed. It will be a pain in the arse for the ice agent and will restrict his movement.

For anybody interested in reading Minnesota's brief:

LINK

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This is where Ellison finds out even bird fingers are larger in Texas.

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true story