Extradition Fight Keeps ICE Agent Castro's Fugitive Status in Limbo

Minnesota prosecutors say ICE agent Christian Castro is a fugitive after charging him in connection with a Jan. 14 Minneapolis shooting; Texas Rangers arrested him on a Minnesota warrant but he was freed after Texas did not extradite within the 90-day window, intensifying a clash between Minnesota and Gov. Greg Abbott over whether Castro qualifies as a fugitive. Abbott contends Castro may have returned to Texas for work rather than fleeing, while Minnesota says he was in Minnesota when the crimes occurred and was later found in Texas. A federal judge declined to resolve the fugitive question, calling the case premature, and noted the Extradition Clause and Supreme Court precedent allow for fugitive status even without conscious flight. The charges and extradition request remain pending as Castro remains free in Texas.