Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney says
Austin, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan man who was shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Sunday is back in federal detention after being released from the hospital, his attorney has confirmed. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot while making a DoorDash delivery and has been hospitalized twice with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Perez's attorney.
The incident occurred amid an increase in ICE enforcement during President Donald Trump's second term. Perez was initially taken to a hospital and then released into ICE custody, where he was later transferred to a federal detention center in Pearsall, South Texas. He returned to the hospital on Monday evening due to pain and was returned to ICE custody around midnight.
Lincoln-Goldfinch claims Perez was made to sleep on a cement floor at an ICE temporary processing center. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, has not commented on the shooting and is investigating the incident. Perez is set to appear in court next week following a lawsuit seeking to halt his removal from the U.S.
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