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Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez
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- 1Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin needs urgent surgery, supporters say●Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say. Wilber Rafael Garcés Pér
Supporters say Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in his body, with a bullet still lodged in his back. Accounts differ over the circumstances leading up to the shooting, and advocates are framing the case as part of broader concerns about immigration enforcement.
- 2Progressive Austin council candidate arrested at ICE protest●Progressive candidate arrested after ICE protest says officer threatened to shoot pet
Misael Ramos, a democratic socialist candidate for Austin City Council, was arrested by Texas troopers on Saturday morning during a protest against ICE. The arrest came after an ICE agent shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin. Ramos says an officer threatened to shoot his pet during the arrest. The incident has drawn attention to tensions over immigration enforcement in Texas.