Feds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer
Prosecutors say Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez struck an ICE officer with his car and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
- Federal prosecutors in Texas charged 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez with assaulting a federal officer on Tuesday, following his shooting by an ICE agent during a September 20 traffic stop in Austin.
- Officers initiated the stop after an immigration judge issued a final removal order against Garces-Perez, but he allegedly struck an officer with his vehicle's side mirror and fled, leading to a high-speed chase through residential areas.
- Garces-Perez appeared in federal court Monday facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Attorneys seeking to block his removal cite a specialist's recommendation for surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his back.
- Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro demanded an independent investigation into the shooting. The Austin Police Department and Texas Rangers are investigating, though released video footage does not show the actual shooting.
- A detention hearing is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, in San Antonio, where attorneys will argue Garces-Perez entered the country legally through the CBP One app in 2024, countering DHS claims of illegal entry.
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A Venezuelan injured by an ICE agent in Texas was charged with assault, and his defense calls for the release of the young man on medical grounds.
Federal prosecutors today announced that they filed charges of assault on Venezuelan shot in the back by ICE agents in Texas.
Justice Department charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Austin - Regional Media News
By Julia Harte Sept 29 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration agent on September 20 in Austin, Texas, appeared in federal court on Tuesday after being charged with assaulting, resisting, interfering, and impeding a federal officer, the Justice Department said in a press release. The complaint against Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, citing footage from a camera worn by one of the ICE officers who pulled him over that day, says…
The incident is in addition to other recent incidents recorded during immigration operations promoted by Republican President Donald Trump, criticized by Democratic legislators and humanitarian organizations for the use of force. Wilber Garcés, 28, who remains in detention and still carries a bullet lodged near the column, appeared on Tuesday before a Texas federal court where he was accused of assault, resistance, obstruction and obstruction of…
Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest
Federal prosecutors have charged the Austin man an ICE agent shot earlier this month with a single count of resisting and assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national, was shot by an ICE officer in Austin on Sept. 20. He was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center, […]
DOJ Prosecutors Charge Venezuelan Illegal Shot by ICE for Assaulting Federal Officer * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila
It was revealed on Tuesday that DOJ prosecutors charged the Venezuelan illegal alien who was shot by ICE for assaulting a federal officer.
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