Venezuelan man shot by ICE remains hospitalized with bullet in spine

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash driver with a work permit, was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas on September 20. By September 22, he was hospitalized a second time with partial paralysis, the bullet still lodged near his spine, receiving only over-the-counter pain medication while in federal custody.

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Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney’s office says

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was in custody Monday at an ICE detention center in Texas after he was released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to a spokesperson for the man’s attorney. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was making a DoorDash delivery in the Texas capital of Austin on Sunday before he w

Man shot by ICE agent in Texas takes questions by phone, says bullet still lodged near his spine

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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash driver who was shot and wounded by an ICE agent Sunday in Austin, Texas, answered questions from reporters via a phone call Monday at a news conference held by civil rights attorneys and immigration advocates. Garces Perez is now in federal custody and he says he still has a bullet lodged near his spine.

ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan man detained with bullet lodged near spine

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash driver, during an encounter in North Austin on Sunday, Sept. 20. Local officials said the shooting followed a short pursuit and left Perez in serious but stable condition. His attorney said agents in an unmarked truck sideswiped his car twice before shooting him. The Depa

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In our news wrap Monday, the FAA issued ground stops at a handful of major airports on the East Coast due to an equipment failure, Paramount settled antitrust concerns with a dozen states over its buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery and a Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE officer in Austin is being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/ice-shoots-man-detains-him-hours-later-with-bullet-still-lodged-in-back/ More on ICE barbarism in Austin, TX. This is appalling. #USPolitics #ICE #WilberRafaelGarc

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https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/ice-shoots-man-detains-him-hours-later-with-bullet-still-lodged-in-back/ More on ICE barbarism in Austin, TX. This is appalling. #USPolitics #ICE #WilberRafaelGarcesPerez #Austin #Texas On Sunday, Sept. 20, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and seriously wounded 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin near Anderson Square and

Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney says

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Day 609 on Time Out ICE shoots Venezuelan asylum seeker Wilber Garcés Pérez in Austin. —His lawyer says he’s now detained with the bullet still lodged near his spine. —DHS says he had a final removal order; his attorneys say he entered legally through CBP One. Detention AFTER the hospital. The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is being held at a d

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open.substack.com/chat/posts/9... A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, is now at a detention center for the agency after he was released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his att...

Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says

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“Now, we have to make sure he fully recovers, is reunited with his family, and gets to tell law enforcement the full story of how he was shot in the back by ICE,” said U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Texas Democrat, AP reported. The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged

Man shot by ICE officer in Texas back in hospital, attorney says

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A Venezuelan man shot and wounded by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Agent (ICE) in Texas over the weekend was hospitalized late Monday after being taken to an immigration facility with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his lawyer. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said during a press conference that ICE agents “sideswiped”...

Lawyer: Man Shot by ICE Being Treated for Paralysis - NewsBreak

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Lawyer: Man Shot by ICE Being Treated for Paralysis Source: Newser share.newsbreak.com/jnvpf3ac (This content was created with the help of AI.) A Venezuelan delivery driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin is now hospitalized with paralysis on his lef