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ICE Shooting Austin
Supporters gather around a news conference for Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer, at the offices of attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.
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Federal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. If convicted Garces Perez faces up to 20 years in prison.
