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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas. Reports indicate the officer was not wearing a body camera during the incident. Garces Perez was transferred to a detention center with the bullet still lodged in his back.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that a federal judge has temporarily halted the deportation of a Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic and Truthout emphasize the severity of the victim's medical condition, noting that he remains detained with a bullet in his back and highlighting visits from lawmakers. Center outlets such as The Hill, CBS News, and NewsNation focus on investigative details, including the lack of a body camera and conflicting accounts of the incident. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner and One America News Network focus on the legal proceedings of the judge's order and emphasize the Department of Homeland Security's statements regarding the man's immigration status.
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ICE officer who shot Austin man wasn’t wearing body camera: Reports
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin while he was in his vehicle this weekend was not wearing a body camera during the incident, according to multiple reports. The officer fired at Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, while he was making a DoorDash delivery, according to his attorney,…
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Source context: 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.
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Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, the food delivery driver shot by ICE in Austin, Texas on Sunday, still has a bullet lodged in his body and his wound is still bleeding. Garcés Perez’s lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, posted on X that her client was visited by Representative Greg Casar Wednesday at ICE’s detention center in Pearsall, Texas. She said Garcés Perez…
Man left bloodied and hurt after immigration enforcement agents tried to arrest him in Evanston, a Chicago suburbAn eyewitness has described how two federal immigration agents allegedly beat and badly injured a US citizen in a botched arrest attempt in Illinois, and left the man dazed and bleeding on the ground as they walked away after realizing their…
Garces Perez was transferred back to the Texas ICE jail as the bullet reportedly remains lodged in his back.
The Venezuelan national was reportedly shot while inside his vehicle and still has a bullet lodged in his back.
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin while he was in his vehicle this weekend was not wearing a body camera during the incident, according to multiple reports. The officer fired at Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, while he was making a DoorDash delivery, according to his attorney,…
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.
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.
The Venezuelan immigrant was taken into federal custody with a bullet still lodged in his back, his lawyer says.
The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre after the shooting on Sunday.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of a Venezuelan man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, ordering him to remain in the state while authorities investigate the shooting. U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia, a Clinton appointee, ordered that Wilber Rafael Garces Perez remain in Texas…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released new details about a Venezuelan man who was hospitalized after allegedly being shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin, Texas.
