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San Antonio Current
Published 58 minutes agoAustin man shot by ICE has surgery 11 days later to remove the bullet
Attorneys for Venezuelan national Wilber Rafael Garces Perez also said the officers who chased him did so in violation of new ICE rules.
Man shot by ICE agent in Austin is charged with assault
A man who was shot by an immigration agent during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, this month was charged Tuesday with assaulting a federal officer during that encounter.
Man shot by ICE agent in Texas is charged with assault
A man who was shot by an immigration agent during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, this month was charged Tuesday with assaulting a federal officer during that encounter.
San Antonio Current
Published September 29Austin 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.…
San Antonio Current
Published September 24Casar: Doctor recommends surgery for Austin ICE shooting survivor
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar told reporters Wednesday that a doctor who examined the man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Austin over the weekend has recommended that he undergo surgery to remove a bullet still lodged in his back. As of press time, neither ICE nor…
Cascade PBS
Published September 24ICE Shooting, Race for CD 37
Austin leaders are pressing for answers after an ICE agent shot a man during a traffic stop.
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 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 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.