Texas judge pauses deportation of ICE shooting detainee
A Texas federal judge temporarily blocked deportation of Venezuelan asylum seeker Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez after an ICE agent shot him in the torso while he was delivering DoorDash food. He still has a bullet lodged in his back and has been moved between hospital and ICE custody in Pearsall; Reps. Casar and Castro planned a visit.
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What happened
A Texas federal judge temporarily blocked deportation of Venezuelan asylum seeker Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez after an ICE agent shot him in the torso while he was delivering DoorDash food. He still has a bullet lodged in his back and has been moved between hospital and ICE custody in Pearsall; Reps. Casar and Castro planned a visit.
More context
Garcés Perez still has a bullet lodged in his back and has been moved between hospital care and ICE custody in Pearsall. Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro planned a visit, keeping congressional oversight pressure on the case while the temporary stay is in force.
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- Democracy Now, Sep 23, 2026
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