Abbott tells judge Minnesota’s ICE officer extradition lawsuit ‘doomed to fail’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) asserted to a judge Monday that he’s not obligated to hand over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged by Minnesota authorities with shooting a Venezuelan man earlier this year during “Operation Metro Surge.”  Minnesota is pushing in court to force the extradition of ICE a

The Texas governor said he has doubts Christian Castro is a fugitive subject to extradition, adding the state is still investigating. A hearing on keeping him in custody is Tuesday.