Venezuelan man shot in back by ICE charged with assaulting officers

• The Department of Justice charged Venezuelan immigrant Wilber Garcés Pérez with assault after an ICE officer shot him during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas .
• Investigators claim Garcés Pérez struck an officer's torso with his side-view mirror before fleeing, while Garcés Pérez stated he was attempting to safely park his vehicle.
• The officer who shot Garcés Pérez was not wearing a body camera, and a second officer on the scene turned off his camera during the pursuit.
• Hours after the shooting , Garcés Pérez was transferred to an ICE detention center with a bullet still lodged near his spine before being re-hospitalized due to paralysis.
• His legal team filed a lawsuit seeking his release and blocking his removal from the United States, emphasizing that he entered the country legally using the CBP One app.

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