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Venezuelan shot by ICE seeks medical care as lawyer says bullet lodged in back

ICE enforcement [ice_general]. <p>Shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez comes months after increased federal immigration enforcement in Austin</p><p>The Venezuelan man who was shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas on Sunday spoke out from detention on Monday afternoon when he was able to call his lawyer, in the middle of a press conference

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/ice-shooting-austin-texas-venezuelan-man
    <p>Shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez comes months after increased federal immigration enforcement in Austin</p><p>The Venezuelan man who was shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas on Sunday spoke out from detention on Monday afternoon when he was able to call his lawyer, in the middle of a press conference, and plead for better medical care.</p><p>Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, was taken from a hospital in Austin into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, even though