Dem reactions within moments of Austin ICE shooting spark viral outrage locally, online: 'Disqualifying' – Fox News

Dem reactions within moments of Austin ICE shooting spark viral outrage locally, online: ‘Disqualifying’  Fox News

Democrats in Austin, Texas, are facing criticism both online and from a retired cop who spoke to Fox News Digital after rushing to attack Immigration and Customs Enforcement moments after a suspected illegal immigrant was shot before any investigation had taken place. An ICE officer shot a man in Austin on Sunday and almost immediately, before basic facts had been established in the case, and before the man had been identified as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, elected Democrats in Austin were speaking out against ICE, including Rep. Greg Casar, Councilman Mike Siegel, and Mayor Kirk Watson. "It is awful that this war has come to our doorstep," Casar, a member of the progressive Squad caucus, said during a Sunday press conference in a clip that was highlighted by the White House Rapid Response account on X.

"And as the mayor said, unfortunately it is not a surprise. Just a few weeks ago as we saw the ICE surge come to Austin, especially to north central Austin, I and others said that ICE needed to leave before someone was shot like in Minneapolis or like in Corpus Christi or like in Chicago, and that day is here and so I think the message remains that for Austin to be safe, ICE should end its surge here in our community." BRANDON GILL