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ICE agent Christian Castro Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight

The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.

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Christian Castro was one of thousands of agents sent to Minnesota in the winter as part of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.
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Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent

The two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.

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Federal agents near the scene of a shooting during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in January.
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Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent

A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas at an event in Kerrville in July.
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Justice Dept. Dismisses Threats Case in Minnesota Days Before Trial

The government said it could not prove that a man accused of threatening federal agents had committed a crime, adding to the scores of cases in the administration’s deportation efforts that have unraveled.

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On Jan. 14, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan migrant following a high-speed chase in Minneapolis, protesters broke into a couple of vehicles that belonged to F.B.I. agents.
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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People marched through downtown Minneapolis in late January to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Apparent Murder-Suicide at Minnesota Day Care Center Leaves 3 Dead

A husband stabbed his wife and daughter in Hopkins, Minn., before shooting himself, officials said. The authorities also were investigating the killing of another relative in a nearby suburb.

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Law enforcement responded to a call at a home day care in Hopkins, Minn.
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Lisa Demuth Defeats Trump-Endorsed Candidate Mike Lindell in GOP Primary for Governor of Minnesota

Lisa Demuth beat Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who was endorsed by President Trump.

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Lisa Demuth, speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul early this year.
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Amy Klobuchar Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Primary for Governor

The fourth-term U.S. senator jolted Minnesota politics early this year by mounting a bid to succeed Gov. Tim Walz.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar last month.
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Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary Pits Angie Craig Against Peggy Flanagan

The Senate primary race in Minnesota will be the latest test of left-wing energy in the party, in a state that was convulsed by the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown this winter.

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Ms. Flanagan, third from left, has been backed by Minnesota Democrats and national progressives including, from left, Senator Tina Smith, Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general.
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