On Sunday, September 20, 2026, an ICE agent shot 28-year-old Venezuelan immigrant Wilber Garces Perez in his vehicle in Austin, Texas, leaving him wounded without immediate medical aid from federal agents until local police arrived. While DHS claimed Garces Perez was in the country illegally with a final removal order, his attorney stated he entered lawfully through an asylum program and holds a valid work permit. Following the incident, Garces Perez was reportedly removed from a local hospital with a bullet still in his body and transferred to an ICE processing center, prompting an independent investigation by the Austin Police Department alongside federal probes.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/ice-agent-shoots-and-wounds-venezuelan-migrant-in-austin-sparking-protests/
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