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Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez
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- 1Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin faces urgent surgery●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, urgently needs surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his back or risk losing feeling in his body. Accounts differ over how the shooting unfolded, and advocates are highlighting the case amid ongoing criticism of immigration enforcement tactics.
- 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 running for Austin City Council, was arrested by Texas troopers Saturday morning while protesting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The arrest followed an ICE agent shooting Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin. Ramos says an officer threatened to shoot his pet during the arrest, intensifying criticism of authorities' handling of the protest and the earlier shooting.