
Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by ICE officers in Austin. Photograph: Wilber Rafael Garces Perez/ReutersView image in fullscreenWilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by ICE officers in Austin. But if Wilber and his wife decide that he needs to go through a surgery, then ICE needs to expedite his care,” Casar said.
- ▪Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by ICE officers in Austin.
- ▪Photograph: Wilber Rafael Garces Perez/ReutersView image in fullscreenWilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by ICE officers in Austin.
- ▪But if Wilber and his wife decide that he needs to go through a surgery, then ICE needs to expedite his care,” Casar said.
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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by ICE officers in Austin. Photograph: Wilber Rafael Garces Perez/ReutersView image in fullscreenWilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by ICE officers in Austin. Photograph: Wilber Rafael Garces Perez/ReutersAustinVenezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters sayWilber Rafael Garcés Pérez has bullet lodged in back as accounts differ over events leading to traffic-stop shootingEmiliano Tahui Gomez in AustinSat 26 Sep 2026 08.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Venezuelan man shot by federal immigration officers after a traffic stop in Texas needs surgery to avoid losing feeling on the left side of his body, according to his supporters.Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, has spent the past five days…
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