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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

Federal 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…

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Man shot by ICE in North Austin charged with assaulting federal officerAccording to the criminal complaint, ICE officers stopped Garcés Pérez on Sept. 20 because an immigration judge had issued a final order of removal against him.

Baltimore News6d agoWhole story →

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

NBC News11d agoWhole story →

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Bullet still lodged in Venezuelan man shot by ICE as lawmakers demand medical careCongressmen Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar plan to visit a Venezuelan delivery driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin as he recovers at a Pearsall detention facility.

WJLA12d agoWhole story →

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Judge blocks deportation of Venezuelan man shot by ICESept. 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ordered that the Venezuelan man who was shot Sunday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs agent in Austin, Texas, must

Breitbart News Network12d agoWhole story →

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Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney saysAUSTIN, Texas — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being taken to a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney. A federal judge

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review13d agoWhole story →

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Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas is charged with assaultA 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 U.S. Atty. Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.

Los Angeles Times6d agoWhole story →

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Immigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assaultThe Justice Department filed assault charges Tuesday against a Venezuelan immigrant shot by a federal immigration officer in Austin. An unsealed affidavit said the man, Wilber Garcés Pérez, struck a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the torso with his vehicle’s side-view mirror as he fled the scene of a traffic stop Sept. 20. He then…

Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →

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Court documents cast doubt on ICE claims in DoorDash driver shooting: 'Trained to lie'Court documents charging a DoorDash driver shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rely on a secondhand phone call for the claim that he tried to hit the officer with his car.Federal prosecutors charged Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man, with assaulting, resisti...

Raw Story6d agoWhole story →

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Judge Keeps Venezuelan Delivery Driver Shot by ICE in Custody for Alleged AssaultAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas will remain in custody on charges that he assaulted an officer while trying to escape arrest, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

U.S. News & World Report5d agoWhole story →

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Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney saysWilber Rafael Garces Perez was being held Tuesday at a federal center in South Texas.

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What to know about a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in TexasThe shooting of a Venezuelan man by a federal immigration officer in Texas has set off renewed protests about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. An attorney for Wilber Rafael Garces...

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Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney saysAUSTIN, Texas — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being taken to a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney. A federal judge

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review13d agoWhole story →

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Man shot by ICE in North Austin charged with assaulting federal officerAccording to the criminal complaint, ICE officers stopped Garcés Pérez on Sept. 20 because an immigration judge had issued a final order of removal against him.

WJLA6d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →

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Judge blocks deportation of Venezuelan man shot by ICESept. 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ordered that the Venezuelan man who was shot Sunday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs agent in Austin, Texas, must

Breitbart News Network12d agoWhole story →

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Judge sets hearing for Venezuelan man shot by ICE, police release videoThe attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he's back in an ICE detention center after being taken to a hospital for a second time.

Hartford Courant13d agoWhole story →

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