Center · The Hill
Austin officials condemn ICE shooting of Venezuelan man, call for independent investigation
Austin City Council members spoke out against ICE after an agent shot a man on Sept. 20.
Read at The HillImmigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Shoots Venezuelan Delivery Driver in Austin
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What happened
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker and delivery driver, in Austin, Texas. The incident occurred during an enforcement operation on a Sunday afternoon, leaving the man hospitalized before he was transferred to a detention facility. The shooting prompted local protests, calls for transparency and independent investigations from city officials, and an ongoing investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.
Where coverage agrees
Reports across the political spectrum agree that an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan national and delivery driver named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin, Texas, sparking protests and calls for investigation from local officials.
How the framing differs
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The New Republic emphasize the victim's identity as a DoorDash driver and asylum-seeker, and highlight local outrage and demands for transparency. Right-leaning outlets such as Breitbart News and Blaze Media focus on the man's immigration status, frame the protests critically by describing participants as rioters or radicals, and defend law enforcement operations.
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Austin officials condemn ICE shooting of Venezuelan man, call for independent investigation
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Man in ‘serious but stable condition’ after shooting in Austin involving ICE officer: Officials
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Center Left · The Guardian
ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas
Center Right · Washington Examiner
Man in ‘serious but stable condition’ after shooting in Austin involving ICE officer: Officials
Center Left · TIME
ICE Shooting of Immigrant in Texas Under Investigation: What to Know
Center · NewsNation
Venezuelan man shot in back of neck by ICE
Left · The New Republic
Situation Worsens After Horrifying ICE Shooting of DoorDash Driver
Far Left · Truthout
ICE Shoots Man in Austin Doing Food Delivery, Spurring Protests
Far Right · Townhall
ICE Agent Reportedly Shoots, Wounds Person in North Austin, Officials Say
Far Right · Breitbart News
Protests Erupt in Austin After ICE Officer Reportedly Shoots, Wounds Fleeing Illegal Alien
Far Right · BizPac Review
ICE agent shoots Venezuelan migrant in Austin — Democrat demands bodycam footage
Right · Blaze Media
Texas shuts down rioters, Democrats fan the flames after ICE shooting
Right · The Daily Signal
ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan National in Austin During Arrest Attempt
Center Right · The Bulwark
ICE Shot a DoorDash Driver in the Back in Austin
Left-leaning coverage
4 publishers
The GuardianCenter Left
ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas
Anti-ICE protesters gather and demand transparency at site where 28-year-old was shot in torsoA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday afternoon in Texas’s capital city, Austin, prompting demonstrations at the scene against the Trump administration’s hardline anti-immigration campaign.The man,…
TIMECenter Left
ICE Shooting of Immigrant in Texas Under Investigation: What to Know
The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative arm is leading a probe into the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Austin.
The New RepublicLeft
Situation Worsens After Horrifying ICE Shooting of DoorDash Driver
The man Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and wounded in Austin, Texas, in the middle of a DoorDash delivery was not allowed to see his wife before federal agents moved him to an undisclosed location.Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, 28, an asylum-seeker from Venezuela, was delivering food at 1 p.m. when he encountered ICE agents, who reportedly shot him…
TruthoutFar Left
ICE Shoots Man in Austin Doing Food Delivery, Spurring Protests
The shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.
Center coverage
4 publishers
The HillCenter
Austin officials condemn ICE shooting of Venezuelan man, call for independent investigation
Austin City Council members spoke out against ICE after an agent shot a man on Sept. 20.
NewsNationCenter
Venezuelan man shot in back of neck by ICE
Wilber Garces Perez's attorney also denied ICE's statement that there was a foot chase and said ICE officers sideswiped him in a truck.
BBC NewsCenter
Texas ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan DoorDash driver with bullet in his back, says lawyer
The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre, his lawyer tells US media.
CBS NewsCenter
ICE officer who shot Venezuelan man wasn't wearing body camera, sources say
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan delivery driver was not wearing a body camera at the time of the shooting, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
Right-leaning coverage
9 publishers
Washington ExaminerCenter Right
Man in ‘serious but stable condition’ after shooting in Austin involving ICE officer: Officials
A man is in “serious but stable condition” after being shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon in an incident that involved an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to local officials. “At approximately 12:56 in the afternoon today, the Austin-Travis County EMS received a notification from the Austin Police Department of a reported…
WorldNetDailyFar Right
WATCH: Protesters storm law enforcement after ICE agent shoots man during confrontation in Austin, Texas
'The horror has come to our city'
Breitbart NewsFar Right
Protests Erupt in Austin After ICE Officer Reportedly Shoots, Wounds Fleeing Illegal Alien
Protests broke out in the Texas Capital City on Sunday after an ICE officer reportedly shot a fleeing illegal alien. According to the Austin police chief, City Councilman Mike Siefel made false allegations about the circumstances, saying the ICE officer fired five times through the car's windshield. Facts surrounding the shooting remain under…
BizPac ReviewFar Right
ICE agent shoots Venezuelan migrant in Austin — Democrat demands bodycam footage
An ICE-involved shooting in Texas found the media lamenting over an illegal alien “delivery driver” as dueling narratives spoke to the “war … being waged against Americans.”…
Blaze MediaRight
Texas shuts down rioters, Democrats fan the flames after ICE shooting
Radicals waving foreign flags and leftist signage flooded the streets of North Austin on Sunday following a nonfatal shooting involving a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and a Venezuelan national.As the sun set on a day full of anti-ICE rhetoric from Democratic officials, including Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, protesters turned violent,…
The Daily SignalRight
ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan National in Austin During Arrest Attempt
On Sunday, a Venezuelan national was shot and injured by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent after the Department of Homeland Security said he fled on foot before getting in a car to flee agents. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was living in Austin, Texas, and working as a DoorDash driver. The shooting happened...
The BulwarkCenter Right
ICE Shot a DoorDash Driver in the Back in Austin
Rather than getting him medical help, they carted him off to an ICE detention complex—and the bullet is still in his back.