Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent says he was detained with bullet still lodged in body
AUSTIN, Sept 22 — A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a US immigration agent in Texas was jailed with the bu...
A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Texas after being detained with a bullet still lodged in his body, according to his lawyer. The incident occurred on Sunday when Garces Perez was delivering an order for DoorDash when his vehicle was rammed by an ICE agent, leading to him being shot.
He claims he was legally in the US with a work permit but was transferred from a hospital to a detention center in Pearsall, where he remained without a bed. Garces Perez's attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, stated that he was not given pain medication and was taken to the detention center despite still having the bullet lodged in his body.
The shooting has sparked outrage and calls for reform, with a makeshift shrine established near the site of the incident.
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