Feds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer
- Federal prosecutors in Texas charged 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez with assaulting a federal officer on Tuesday, following his shooting by an ICE agent during a September 20 traffic stop in Austin.
- Officers initiated the stop after an immigration judge issued a final removal order against Garces-Perez, but he allegedly struck an officer with his vehicle's side mirror and fled, leading to a high-speed chase through residential areas.
- Garces-Perez appeared in federal court Monday facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Attorneys seeking to block his removal cite a specialist's recommendation for surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his back.
- Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro demanded an independent investigation into the shooting. The Austin Police Department and Texas Rangers are investigating, though released video footage does not show the actual shooting.
- A detention hearing is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, in San Antonio, where attorneys will argue Garces-Perez entered the country legally through the CBP One app in 2024, countering DHS claims of illegal entry.
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Justice Department charges Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Austin - Regional Media News
By Julia Harte Sept 29 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration agent on September 20 in Austin, Texas, appeared in federal court on Tuesday after being charged with assaulting, resisting, interfering, and impeding a federal officer, the Justice Department said in a press release. The complaint against Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, citing footage from a camera worn by one of the ICE officers who pulled him over that day, says…
Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest
Federal prosecutors have charged the Austin man an ICE agent shot earlier this month with a single count of resisting and assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national, was shot by an ICE officer in Austin on Sept. 20. He was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center, […]
DOJ Prosecutors Charge Venezuelan Illegal Shot by ICE for Assaulting Federal Officer * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila
It was revealed on Tuesday that DOJ prosecutors charged the Venezuelan illegal alien who was shot by ICE for assaulting a federal officer.
Austin, Sep 29 (EFE).- The U.S. government filed criminal charges against Wilber Garcés, the Venezuelan migrant who was shot in the back by an immigration agent in Austin (Texas) on September 20, for allegedly assaulting and resisting a federal agent just before the aforementioned incident, according to court documents. [...] The U.S. entry accuses the Venezuelan migrant shot by ICE of assaulting a federal agent was first published in HolaNews.
Federal prosecutors in Texas, U.S. Southern State, filed a complaint this Tuesday against the 28-year-old Venezuelan deliveryman Wilber Garces Perez, shot by agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) with a shot in the back in a repressive action on September 20. If convicted, the Venezuelan may be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
Immigrant Shot by ICE Officer Is Charged With Assault
An immigrant who was shot by an ICE officer in Austin now faces federal charges over the encounterer. The Justice Department on Tuesday accused 29-year-old Venezuelan national Wilber Garces Perez of assaulting an immigration officer with his vehicle during a Sept. 20 traffic stop, reports the Austin American-Statesman . An affidavit...
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