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Politics● ElevatedSep 29 · Sep 29, 2026, 7:22 PM

DOJ charges Austin immigrant shot by ICE officer

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Federal prosecutors have charged a Venezuelan national who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin with assault charges. According to an affidavit, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was pulled over in a traffic stop by ICE officers after they identified him as having a final order of removal as he was…

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