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Congressman says Venezuelan man shot by ICE then taken into custody told he needs surgery

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar said Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was in a wheelchair and still in pain, but did not say whether the family had decided that he should undergo surgery.

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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution6d agoWhole story →

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