Asylum and Migration
ICE Shoots Man in Texas; Service Claims He Was Illegally in the US
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man, in Austin, Texas, leading to his hospitalization with stable condition. Hundreds protested against ICE, demanding its removal from Texas following the incident and a previous fatal shooting in Houston. While ICE stated Perez had a final order of removal and entered illegally during the Biden administration, his lawyer and wife claim he had no criminal record and was still in asylum proceedings. Democratic Mayor Kirk Watson and local prosecutors called for police involvement in the investigation, criticizing ICE's self-inquiry process.
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