City council candidate faces 'riot participation' charge for ICE shooting protest
Summary
A Texas city council candidate, Misael Ramos, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge for participating in a riot during protests over the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez by a federal immigration officer. Ramos denies the charge and plans to contest it.Key Facts
- Misael Ramos was arrested on September 26, 2026, for “riot participation” related to a protest on September 20.
- The protest was over the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man, by an immigration officer in Austin.
- Ramos is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and is running for Austin city council.
- Ramos' lawyer says he only saw people chanting and protesting, not rioting.
- Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot after an encounter with ICE officers and taken to a detention center with the bullet still in his back.
- Garces Perez was reportedly an asylum seeker with a valid work permit.
- The arrest was made by the Texas Department of Public Safety; the Travis County Sheriff's Office confirmed booking Ramos.
- The exact reasons for the shooting by ICE have not been fully explained by ICE or the Department of Homeland Security.
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