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DOJ charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer

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Montoya-Galvez, C. (2026, September 29). DOJ charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelan-man-shot-by-ice-agent-charged-doj/

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Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan delivery driver, with assaulting a federal officer following an incident where he was shot by an ICE agent while attempting to evade arrest earlier this month. According to court documents, Garces Perez is accused of hitting the ICE officer with his vehicle as he fled. The Department of Homeland Security states that Garces Perez is in the U.S. illegally and had been ordered deported by an immigration judge.

Written by AI on 2026-09-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 20, Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan delivery driver, was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas. He sustained serious injuries including a bullet lodged near his spine and a fractured clavicle. Federal prosecutors charged him on September 29 with assaulting, resisting, interfering, or impeding a federal officer. Garcés Pérez underwent surgery to remove the bullet from his back nearly two weeks after the shooting on October 2. He appeared in court in a wheelchair on Wednesday, wearing a sling on his arm, and remains under ICE custody. His lawyers had sought medical treatment for him due to concerns about potential permanent damage or sepsis if he did not receive surgery soon.

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ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement Texas The Department of Homeland Security Venezuelan

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Garces Perez PERSON · 1× ICE ORG · 1× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× Texas GPE · 1× The Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× Venezuelan NORP · 1× Wilber Rafael Garces Perez PERSON · 1×

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Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was court documents unveiled Tuesday. by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer, according toThe prosecutors accused 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez of striking an ICE officer with his vehicle as he drove away in an attempt to evade arrest.

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🔮 This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

2026-09-29 · CBS News

DOJ charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer · assertive framing

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he → charge → arrest

The Department of Homeland Security has said Garces Perez is living in the U.S. illegally after being ordered deported by an immigration judge. asserted

Perez → say → judge

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. asserted

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