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Texas man shot by ICE agent detained with bullet still lodged in his body: lawyer

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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, was shot by an ICE agent and detained with a bullet still inside his body following an incident in Austin, Texas on Sunday (September 20, 2026). His lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, claims that her client did not know the pursuing vehicle was from ICE when he made a U-turn after being sideswiped by their unmarked truck. Ms. Lincoln-Goldfinch criticizes ICE for its violent tactics and calls for an end to traffic stops conducted by the agency.
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On September 20, 2026, an ICE officer shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man, during an immigration enforcement operation in Austin, Texas. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Research Boulevard and Anderson Square, where a blue Toyota Corolla was found with bullet holes and damage to its passenger side door. Garces Perez is currently in serious but stable condition at a local hospital after being shot once in the torso.

The incident has sparked demands for an independent investigation and immediate release of body camera footage from ICE officers involved. Rep. Greg Casar, a Texas Democrat, called for accountability if any officer broke the law during the operation. Meanwhile, federal Judge Orlando L. Garcia temporarily blocked Garces Perez's deportation to allow time for further investigation into the shooting.

Garces Perez entered the U.S. legally in December 2023 but was targeted for deportation due to his expired work permit. His supporters argue that he needs urgent surgery to avoid permanent nerve damage, while ICE maintains it will not slow down its operations in Austin.

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ICE ORG · 7× DHS ORG · 3× Garces Perez PERSON · 3× Texas GPE · 3× Austin GPE · 2× Lincoln-Goldfinch PERSON · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 1× Venezuelan NORP · 1× Wilber Rafael Garces Perez PERSON · 1×

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More recently, a Mexican man named Lorenzo Salgado died in July after he was shot by an ICE officer in Houston, Texas. Two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in separate incidents in Minnesota during a crackdown on undocumented migrants in the northern state earlier this year.
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Texas man shot by ICE agent detained with bullet still lodged in his body: lawyer · assertive framing

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A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a U.S. immigration agent in Texas was jailed with the bullet still inside his body, his lawyer said Monday (September 21, 2026). asserted
lawyer → shoot → body
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is in stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound to his torso, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). uncertain
Perez → suffer → Security
The shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday (September 20) marked the latest instance of violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents tasked with enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. asserted
shooting → mark → crackdown
Mr. Garces Perez’s attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, told a press conference that her client was transferred from a hospital to a detention center in Pearsall, some 135 miles (215 kilometers) southwest of Austin. asserted
client → tell → Austin
“He was shot here in his back, and they didn’t take the bullet out, and they didn’t give him pain medication, and they transferred him to ICE, to a processing centre where he spent the night without a bed,” Ms. Lincoln-Goldfinch said. asserted
Goldfinch → shoot → bed
She said Mr. Garces Perez was making a DoorDash delivery when an unmarked black truck sideswiped him. asserted
truck → say → him
“He didn’t know it was ICE and he did a U-turn,” she said. asserted
she → know → turn
“The truck chased him, and sideswiped him again, and the agents came out and shot him in the back of the neck and pulled him out of the car.” asserted
agents → chase → car
“There is absolutely zero justification for having shot him,” she said. asserted
she → be → him
“This is why we’re calling for a stop to ICE traffic stops. asserted
we → call → stops
DHS said on X that Mr. Garces Perez had “illegally entered our country under the Biden administration and had a final order of removal.” asserted
Perez → say → removal
But Ms. Lincoln-Goldfinch maintained he was in the US “legally with a work permit.” asserted
he → maintain → permit
A makeshift shrine with flowers, candles, and a sign reading “Justice 4 Wilber” was placed near the site where the shooting occurred. asserted
shooting → read → site
Mr. Trump campaigned for president on a promise to expel millions of undocumented migrants and has taken a series of dramatic actions since returning to the White House. asserted
Trump → campaign → House
Nearly 51,000 undocumented migrants were arrested in the United States in August, according to DHS figures. uncertain
migrants → arrest → figures
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot by ICE in March 2025, in what the Texas Tribune said was the first known killing by immigration agents of an American in Mr. Trump’s second term. asserted
Tribune → shoot → term
More recently, a Mexican man named Lorenzo Salgado died in July after he was shot by an ICE officer in Houston, Texas. Two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in separate incidents in Minnesota during a crackdown on undocumented migrants in the northern state earlier this year. asserted
he → name → state
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