- An ICE agent who shot Venezuelan DoorDash driver Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas, was a new recruit and failed to wear his assigned body camera during the incident.
- Department of Homeland Security sources claim agents attempted to detain Garcés Pérez after he allegedly drove away and nearly struck an officer, prompting the shooting.
- Garcés Pérez stated officers rammed his car while he was attempting to park and shot him in the back of the neck, where the bullet remains lodged.
- Garcés Pérez's attorney stated he entered the U.S. lawfully, though DHS claims his work permit expired and a deportation order was issued in absentia after notices were sent to the wrong address.
- The shooting occurs amid an increase in ICE enforcement actions under President Donald Trump's administration's immigration policies.
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ICE agent who shot DoorDash driver was recruit who wasn’t using bodycam: report
