LULAC Urges ICE to Halt Deportation of Venezuelan Shot in Austin as Protests Demand Inquiry
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
LULAC Urges ICE to Halt Deportation of Venezuelan Shot in Austin as Protests Demand Inquiry
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Summary
LULAC said Monday that Wilber Rafael Garces Perez should not be deported because he is the key witness in the Sept. 20 ICE shooting that left him hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Garces Perez's lawyer said he was delivering DoorDash when an unmarked black truck twice sideswiped his car, agents then shot him in the back of the neck, and he was later held overnight at an ICE processing center.
The lawyer also alleged he did not receive adequate treatment, saying the bullet remained lodged for hours and that he was denied pain medication and a bed.
Austin protests and calls from local officials for an independent investigation followed, with Rep. Lloyd Doggett accusing ICE of lacking credibility.
DHS said Garces Perez is a Venezuelan in the U.S. illegally with a final removal order, that his condition is stable, and that he remains in federal custody pending removal.