ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
- On Sunday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, authorities said. Mike Siegel reported the officer rammed the man's Toyota Corolla before firing at least five times.
- Rep. Greg Casar demanded a full, independent investigation and immediate release of body camera footage. Siegel reported seeing at least two bullet holes in the vehicle's passenger-side door.
- Several relatives told The Associated Press the officer is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since childhood. Relatives claimed he should never have been given a weapon to patrol American streets.
- This incident follows July shootings involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, including the death of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and the wounding of 25-year-old Johan Sebasti in Maine.
- Amid a Trump administration push for mass deportations, enforcement efforts faced widespread condemnation last winter following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.
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Live MintMan shot by ICE agent in Austin, Texas, sparking mayor’s ire
A man shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Sunday in Austin, Texas, is in “stable, but serious condition,” in the latest incident tied to the Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport undocumented people.
According to the authorities, a 28-year-old man was injured in a running run in Austin, in a context of a "significant increase" in the ICE's operations in the Texas capital, according to the mayor of the city.A man was seriously wounded with a thorax bullet by an ICE agent, the U.S. Federal Immigration Police, during a running-on race in Austin, Texas's capital (south), according to the authorities.The wounded was identified by his lawyer as Wi…
A new firearm operation in Texas increases the pressure on the U.S. immigration agency ICE. The victim is apparently in the car when officers shoot his upper body. The injured person is taken to a clinic.
An ICE agent shot at a man of Venezuelan origin during a traffic arrest in Austin, Texas. The injured person remains serious but stable.
ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan migrant in Austin, sparking protests
The ICE officer allegedly shot the migrant -- who was identified by his lawyer as 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez -- once in the torso shortly before 1 p.m. following a "small foot pursuit" on the city's north side, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a media briefing.
ICE agent was driving an unidentified black van when he boarded Garcés' car, according to an Austin councilman present at the scene.
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