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Austin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agent

The surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 2

ICE shot a DoorDash driver in Texas. Then prosecutors charged the driver with assault: ‘Playing games with his life’

He now faces up to 20 years in prison

We Got This Covered · Sep 30

Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest

In a federal criminal complaint, DHS says Wilber Rafael Garces Perez knew he was fleeing federal agents and his car’s sideview mirror struck an officer. A judge ordered him to remain in detention.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 29

Texas Teens Walk Out in Protests After Austin ICE Shooting of Wilber Garcés Pérez. Sept. 30 Court Date Set

Pflugerville students walked out after an ICE officer shot DoorDash driver Wilber Garcés Pérez. What we know before his Sept. 30 federal hearing.

Latin Times · Sep 23

ICE agent who shot DoorDash driver was recruit who wasn’t using bodycam: report

Reports come as Austin Police Department released separate footage taken after the ICE agent shot the 28-year-old ​Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez

The Independent UK · Sep 23

What we know about Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, the Venezuelan shot by an ICE agent, now facing deportation with a bullet still lodged in his body

Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a DoorDash driver from Venezuela, found himself in a perilous situation when an ICE agent shot him during a routine traffic stop. With a bullet lodged in his back, he was taken into immigration custody. His attorney has swiftly filed a lawsuit, temporarily halting his deportation.

The Economic Times · Sep 23

After ICE shooting, Venezuelan man’s quick release from Austin hospital raises questions

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was discharged after four hours into ICE custody and taken 135 miles to an immigration detention center.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 22

What to know about a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Texas

The shooting of a Venezuelan man by a federal immigration officer in Texas has set off renewed protests about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown

The Independent UK · Sep 22

ICE officer shot a man and detained him in Texas with a bullet still lodged in his back, attorney says

"Not that being out of status would justify any of this at all."

We Got This Covered · Sep 22

'Kill Donald Trump' Graffiti Appears at Austin Site Where ICE Wounded Venezuelan Driver

Graffiti including 'Kill Donald Trump' appeared near the Austin site where ICE agents shot Venezuelan DoorDash driver Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, amid conflicting accounts of the incident.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22