Feds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer
Summary
Federal prosecutors in Texas charged Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan delivery driver, with assaulting an ICE officer. He was shot by the officer while trying to escape arrest and is in the U.S. without legal permission after being ordered deported.Key Facts
- Wilber Rafael Garces Perez is 28 years old and from Venezuela.
- He was charged with attacking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
- The incident happened when he tried to drive away to avoid being arrested.
- An ICE agent shot him during the incident.
- Garces Perez was living in the U.S. illegally after an order to deport him.
- The ICE officer involved was not wearing a body camera at the time.
- Garces Perez is still being held in detention with the bullet remaining in his body.
- This case is part of ongoing immigration enforcement actions.
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