Texas ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan DoorDash driver with bullet in his back, says lawyer
The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre, his lawyer tells US media.
A 28-year-old Venezuelan man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Texas and remains hospitalized with the bullet still lodged inside his body, according to his lawyer. On Sunday, Garces Perez was delivering an order through the DoorDash app when his vehicle was rammed by an ICE agent, leading to the shooting.
He sustained a fractured clavicle and the bullet is close to his spinal cord, making it difficult for doctors to remove it. Garces Perez claims he was in the U.S. legally with a work permit, despite Homeland Security Investigations (a division of ICE) stating he had illegally entered the country under the Biden administration. ICE is currently investigating the incident alongside the FBI.
The shooting has sparked outrage, with demonstrators gathering outside the Texas Capitol to protest ICE's actions and call for an end to ICE traffic stops, citing the agent's overuse of force and inadequate medical care.
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