ICE Agent Shoots and Wounds Venezuelan Man in Austin, Texas, Officials Say
The man was shot once in the torso and remained in serious but stable condition as protesters gathered and officials questioned the investigation.
- On Sunday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded 28-year-old Venezuelan man Wilber Rafael Garces Perez following a traffic stop near US Route 183 in Austin, Texas.
- Federal enforcement surges produced more than 50,000 arrests monthly this summer, with at least 20 people shot by ICE and Border Patrol agents during the second Trump administration.
- Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch identified the victim as DoorDash driver Perez, who was released from the hospital into what she believes is ICE custody, though federal authorities provided no details on the shooting.
- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said he was "very angry" about the incident and requested the city's police provide "clear, third-party eyes" during investigation, while Democratic Congressman Greg Casar demanded an independent probe.
- Dozens of protesters gathered near the scene in 95-degree heat bearing anti-ICE signs, prompting the League of United Latin American Citizens to call on Congress to establish independent oversight of immigration enforcement.
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According to the authorities, a 28-year-old man was injured in a running run in Austin, in a context of a "significant increase" in the ICE's operations in the Texas capital, according to the mayor of the city.A man was seriously wounded with a thorax bullet by an ICE agent, the U.S. Federal Immigration Police, during a running-on race in Austin, Texas's capital (south), according to the authorities.The wounded was identified by his lawyer as Wi…
A new firearm operation in Texas increases the pressure on the U.S. immigration agency ICE. The victim is apparently in the car when officers shoot his upper body. The injured person is taken to a clinic.
An ICE agent shot at a man of Venezuelan origin during a traffic arrest in Austin, Texas. The injured person remains serious but stable.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez Taken Into ICE Custody After Being Shot by ICE Agent in Austin
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Austin, Texas, has been released from the hospital into ICE custody, according to his attorney and statements from Rep. Greg Casar. Garces Perez, 28, was shot in the torso Sunday during an encounter with federal immigration agents in … ت…
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