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Man shot by ICE being detained with bullet still in his back, lawyer says

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Intarasuwan, K. (2026, September 21). Man shot by ICE being detained with bullet still in his back, lawyer says. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wilber-rafael-garces-perez-ice-shooting-austin-detention/

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CBS News · collected 2026-09-21 · by Kiki Intarasuwan

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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash delivery driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, was transferred to the South Texas Processing Center with a bullet still in his back, according to his lawyer Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch. The ICE officer involved has been placed on administrative leave as an investigation continues; Garces Perez claims he is not receiving adequate medical care at the detention center and is experiencing severe pain. This incident highlights ongoing debates about immigration policies under different administrations, with critics like U.S. Rep. Greg Casar condemning ICE operations targeting individuals without criminal records.
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon in North Austin, Texas. The shooting occurred when officers approached the man's vehicle; he was subsequently taken to a hospital with serious but stable condition after being shot once in his torso. City leaders demanded an independent investigation and release of body camera footage from the incident. A federal judge later temporarily blocked Perez’s deportation while authorities investigate the shooting. His mother described speaking to him moments after the incident via video call, emphasizing the urgency of medical attention as Perez needs surgery to avoid losing feeling on the left side of his body due to the bullet lodged in his back. Austin city officials and activists are calling for transparency and accountability from ICE regarding this event.

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, a federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration to restore their legal status, but DHS argued the president has the authority "to determine who remains in this country."U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat who represents parts of Austin, said Garces Perez has no criminal record and condemned ICE's presence in the city.
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Claims (31 extracted, 2 hedged)

A Venezuelan man who was shot by while delivering a DoorDash order in Austin, Texas, asserted
who → shoot → Austin
was transferred from the hospital to a detention center with a bullet still in his back, his lawyer said Monday. asserted
lawyer → transfer → back
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot in the back by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after the officer sideswiped the 28-year-old's car early Sunday afternoon, attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told reporters at a Monday news conference. asserted
Goldfinch → shoot → conference
Garces Perez was then taken to the hospital, and his family was notified four hours later that he had been taken to the South Texas Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas, approximately a two-hour drive away from Austin asserted
he → take → Austin
, Lincoln-Goldfinch said. asserted
Goldfinch → say → ?
Garces Perez spoke by phone during the news conference, saying in Spanish that he was in a lot of pain. asserted
he → speak → pain
He explained that the bullet wasn't removed because it was lodged close to his spine. asserted
it → explain → spine
"I am not doing well, and I am not receiving the medical attention that I require," Garces Perez said, adding that he's being held in a cold room with no bed. asserted
he → do → bed
Lincoln-Goldfinch said her client also doesn't have access to pain medication at the detention center. asserted
client → say → center
Multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News the ICE officer who allegedly opened fire at Garces Perez has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard for officers involved in pending investigations. uncertain
which → tell → investigations
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement late Sunday that Homeland Security Investigations, which is a part of ICE, is leading the investigation into the shooting with the assistance of the FBI. asserted
which → say → FBI
The spokesperson said Garces Perez illegally entered the United States under the Biden administration and had a final order of removal. asserted
Perez → say → removal
"This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information becomes available," the spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → develop → public
Lincoln-Goldfinch said Monday that Garces Perez entered the U.S. from Venezuela in 2024 using the Biden-era CBP One app, which allowed more than 900,000 migrants from countries across the globe who were seeking asylum to enter the U.S. at official ports along the southern border after booking appointments. asserted
who → say → appointments
Garces Perez had a work permit and was seeking asylum, but he had received a deportation order in absentia after missing a court hearing because the notice was sent to his old address, his lawyer said. asserted
lawyer → have → address
DHS has also terminated the parole status of last year and urged them to leave "immediately." asserted
DHS → terminate → them
, a federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration to restore their legal status, but DHS argued the president has the authority "to determine who remains in this country."U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat who represents parts of Austin, said Garces Perez has no criminal record and condemned ICE's presence in the city. asserted
Perez → order → city
Immigration arrests of those without criminal records reached a record high in July, ."The vast majority of people being pulled over have zero criminal records," Casar said Monday at the news conference. asserted
Casar → reach → conference
"ICE has not made us more safe by arresting 5-year-olds, by shooting delivery drivers, by raiding construction sites. asserted
us → make → sites
We will all be more safe when ICE gets the hell out of Austin, Texas." asserted
ICE → get → Austin
Lincoln-Goldfinch, Casar and other local officials have called for transparency and demanded that ICE release any body camera footage of the incident. asserted
ICE → call → incident
"The public deserves more than an agency's account of a shooting or killing. asserted
public → deserve → shooting
We deserve to see the evidence," Lincoln-Goldfinch said in a social media post. asserted
Goldfinch → deserve → post
"ICE traffic stops also need to end. asserted
stops → need → ?
Too many of these encounters have resulted in violence, shootings, detention, and families desperately searching for loved ones who have been taken away. asserted
who → result → ones
Garces Perez's shooting comes a few months after an ICE officer shot and killed 52-year-old , of Houston, in July after federal agents driving unmarked vehicles pursued him while he was taking his construction crew to a job site. asserted
he → come → site
Lorenzo Salgado Jr. said his father had lived in the U.S. for over three decades. asserted
father → say → decades
Also in July, 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian man, was shot by an . asserted
Guerrero → shoot → an
Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine said Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told him the man of the ICE operation. asserted
Mullin → say → operation
And in , on Sunday, federal immigration officers allegedly tried to arrest a man who turned out to be a U.S. citizen. uncertain
who → try → man
The man reported injuries to his head, neck and teeth, local police said. asserted
police → report → head
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