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Man shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in back

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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Texas on September 19, stated during a news conference that he remains in pain and has a bullet lodged in his back at the South Texas ICE Processing Center near Austin. His attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, claims he was not receiving proper medical care and disputes the official narrative of events leading to the shooting. DHS maintains Perez was illegally present with a deportation order but did not provide specifics about the incident beyond that context.
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during an operation in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. The victim was taken to a hospital where he is currently in serious but stable condition with a bullet lodged in his back; supporters say he needs urgent surgery to avoid losing feeling on the left side of his body. Austin city leaders and Democratic officials are demanding a full independent investigation into the incident, including immediate release of body camera footage. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the man's deportation while authorities investigate the shooting. The incident has sparked protests across Austin, with students from local schools walking out to demonstrate against ICE actions.

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Austin DoorDash ICE Texas Venezuelan

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ICE ORG · 8× Perez PERSON · 8× Austin GPE · 4× Texas GPE · 3× Lincoln-Goldfinch PERSON · 2× DoorDash ORG · 1× Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch PERSON · 1× Venezuelan NORP · 1× Wilber Rafael Garces Perez PERSON · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1×

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The New York Times, citing two unnamed people it said were familiar with the federal investigation into the shooting, reported on Monday that ICE agents were out in Austin checking license plates when they discovered that Perez had a deportation order.
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Man shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in back · assertive framing

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Man shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in back Sept 21 - asserted
he → shoot → back
A man identified as the Venezuelan who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas said on Monday that he was in pain and being held at an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back. asserted
he → identify → back
Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch introduced the man who phoned into a news conference she was holding in Austin as her client, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. asserted
she → introduce → client
He said he was bleeding and was not receiving adequate medical care in a Texas detention facility. asserted
he → say → facility
"I'm not doing well because of the gunshot I received," Perez, 28, said in Spanish as reporters listened to a speakerphone, adding that he had to sleep on the floor at the detention center. asserted
he → do → center
Attorney Lincoln-Goldfinch said at the news conference that Perez was being held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center, about 130 miles southwest of Austin, and that he was undergoing questioning by agents. asserted
he → say → agents
Perez said he was released within four hours of arriving at a hospital, and that a doctor treating him told him ICE agents were in a hurry to transfer him to a detention center. asserted
agents → say → center
He said that he had been out working as a DoorDash food delivery driver on Sunday when his car was sideswiped by the agents, who he said did not identify themselves or turn on any sort of lights or siren. asserted
he → say → lights
He said that an agent shot him while he was still in his car and that there had been no foot chase. asserted
he → say → car
Austin police said on Sunday that he had run from agents. asserted
he → say → agents
Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, responded to requests for comment on Monday. asserted
which → oversee → Monday
DHS on Sunday released a written statement saying that Perez was in the US illegally and that he had a final order of removal from the country. asserted
he → release → country
They did not provide details on the circumstance of the shooting. asserted
They → provide → shooting
The New York Times, citing two unnamed people it said were familiar with the federal investigation into the shooting, reported on Monday that ICE agents were out in Austin checking license plates when they discovered that Perez had a deportation order. asserted
Perez → cite → order
The agents, the newspaper reported, pulled Perez over around 12:45 p.m. (1745 GMT) identified themselves and said he was going to be arrested, at which point Perez allegedly fled in his car, leading to a short chase, sideswiping and shooting. uncertain
Perez → report → chase
Lincoln-Goldfinch, speaking on CNN, said that account of the events "doesn't match" what Perez told her, though she provided no details on if he had been stopped by ICE agents before being shot. asserted
he → speak → agents
Federal immigration officials have been involved in multiple shootings this year, including the killing of two US citizens in Minnesota, which sparked a widespread backlash. asserted
which → involve → backlash
More than 50 people have died in ICE detention since Trump returned to office last year. asserted
Trump → die → office
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