Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney says – spectrumlocalnews.com

Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney says  spectrumlocalnews.com

Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Perez's attorney, said in a video posted to social media Tuesday that the 28-year-old man was “still in a lot of pain.” AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being taken to a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney. A federal judge also ordered Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot Sunday in Austin, to appear in court next week following a lawsuit that sought to stop his removal from the U.S. Perez was being held at a federal detention facility in the remote South Texas town of Pearsall, according to Texas Democratic U.S.

Rep. Joaquin Castro, who has joined others in his party in sharply criticizing the shooting that occurred amid a surge in ICE enforcement during President Donald Trump’s second term. The violent encounter has also sparked protests in Austin, including a gathering outside the Texas Capitol on Monday night. Perez was making a DoorDash delivery Sunday afternoon when ICE officers in an unmarked truck sideswiped his car twice, Lincoln-Goldfinch has said. He was shot and taken to a hospital, then released into ICE custody with a bullet still in his back. Perez went back