U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, who secured indictment of Raúl Castro, resigns
Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has resigned effective Friday.
"We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro. Jason has served the Department multiple times over his distinguished career, and we thank him for his service to this country," U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a post on X.
I submitted my resignation to the President as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, effective today. From serving our Nation in uniform to serving at the Department of Justice and on the bench, public service has been the honor of my lifetime. But leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office in my home district has been especially meaningful. I am grateful to President Trump for his trust and to the extraordinary men and women of the great Southern District of Florida for their dedication, friendship, and unwavering commitment to justice and the rule of law. It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve alongside them and our law enforcement officers who work tirelessly to keep our communities safe. I leave with immense pride in what we accomplished together and profound gratitude for the opportunity to serve our great Nation. God bless America. 🇺🇸
— U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones (@USAReding) November 6, 2026
In a post on X, Quiñones said "public service has been the honor of my lifetime" and that doing so in his home district "has been especially meaningful." He did not provide a reason for his resignation.
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MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 19: U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding Quiñones (R), attends a press conference at Florida International University to announce that former Cuban leader Raúl Castro has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder on October 19, 2026 in Miami, Florida. A South Florida judge has signed a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and his involvement in the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Quiñones, a Miami native, was nominated for the role in February of 2025 by President Donald Trump. At the time he was serving as a state trial judge in Miami-Dade County, according to his alma mater, Florida International University College of Law. He graduated in 2008.
The Department of Justice described him as a "decorated veteran with more than 23 years of military service" in the U.S. Air Force and Army. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in anthropology with a minor in military sciences, according to FIU.
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