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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin faces urgent surgery
Original: 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.
Why now: The shooting and his risk of paralysis are drawing attention to US immigration enforcement methods.
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- Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say. Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez has bullet lodged in back as accounts differ over events leading to traffic-stop shooting. # ICE # immigration # cruelty https://www.… · Bongolian@mstdn.social · 2
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