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San Antonio Current
Published 1 hour agoTexas State University in San Marcos ranks among nation’s worst for campus free speech
Texas State University ranks among the nation’s 10 worst higher-ed institutions for free speech on campus, according to a new study by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The San Marcos-based school received the dismal designation in the of wake recent…
Man shot by ICE agent isn't getting proper medical care in detention, lawyer says
Three days after ICE agents shot and injured Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin, Texas, questions linger about the details around this enforcement operation.
San Antonio Current
Published 22 hours agoMan shot by ICE in Austin receiving Tylenol, ibuprofen to reduce pain while in custody
A federal Judge in San Antonio also granted an emergency order halting Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s deportation. A hearing is set for Sept. 30.
San Antonio Current
Published September 22Surge of ICE arrests and shooting of Venezuelan man strike fear into Austin neighborhoods
People who work near the site where ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say the agency’s presence in the area has been constant amid President Trump’s mass deportation push.
Civil rights groups demand accountability after ICE agent shoots man in Texas
Civil rights groups are calling for "independent oversight" of the investigation into Sunday's ICE-involved shooting of a man in Austin, Texas.
ICE agents encountered Austin man by chance before shooting him
The man shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Austin, Texas, on Sunday was not the target of a federal investigation before the encounter, according to two people familiar with the shooting.
San Antonio Current
Published September 21Attorney says Austin man shot by ICE still bleeding because medical staff didn’t remove bullet
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, the attorney representing the Venezuelan man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Austin over the weekend, told reporters during a press conference Monday that her client still has a bullet in his back, is bleeding, and hasn’t undergone…
San Antonio Current
Published September 21Texas Democrats demand independent investigation of Austin ICE shooting
The shooting comes with fewer than 42 days until the November midterms.
San Antonio Current
Published September 21ICE officer shoots, injures man in Austin, officials say
The shooting in Austin, which injured Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.
Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
A federal immigration agent shot and injured a Venezuelan immigrant during an operation in Austin, Texas, officials said.
One person shot during encounter with ICE in Austin
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man in the torso in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, the latest violent episode to occur as the Trump administration pushes to increase deportations.
GPB News
Published September 20Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it was leading the investigation into the officer involved in a shooting of "an illegal alien from Venezuela" during an operation in Austin, Texas.