Judge Keeps Venezuelan Delivery Driver Shot by ICE in Texas in Custody for Alleged Assault
Prosecutors said video shows Wilber Rafael Garces Perez striking an ICE officer with his car mirror during a chase, and he faces up to 20 years.
- Judge Dustin Howell ruled Wednesday that Venezuelan delivery driver Wilber Rafael Garces Perez will remain in custody after being shot by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 20.
- Garces Perez entered the U.S. in 2024 using CBP One, an asylum program begun under President Joe Biden; President Donald Trump ended the program upon returning to office.
- Prosecutors allege Garces Perez struck an ICE officer with his SUV mirror, but defense attorneys argue the footage is inconclusive; the officer who shot him lacked a body-worn camera.
- With a bullet still lodged in his back 10 days after the shooting, Garces Perez faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, appearing in court in a wheelchair.
- The shooting sparked outrage in Texas and renewed criticism from Democrats regarding DHS reliance on vehicular stops during immigration enforcement operations.
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US government charges ICE victim Garces Perez, refuses medical care
Eight days after shooting Wilber Garces Perez in the back, the US government has charged him with one count of assaulting, resisting, interfering with and impeding a federal officer. The government denied him bond during a hearing on Wednesday.
Wilber Garcés, a Venezuelan wounded by ICE in Texas, was today held in criminal detention, accused of assaulting and obstructing a federal agent.
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Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in Texas in custody for alleged assault
A Venezuelan delivery driver shot by an ICE agent in Texas has been ordered to remain jailed on charges of assaulting an officer
Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault — Austin, Texas
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Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alle
This image made from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) body camera footage shows an ICE officer stopping Wilber Rafael Garces Perez on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
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