Congressman says Venezuelan man shot by ICE then taken into custody told he needs surgery
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U.S. Rep. Greg Casar and members of his staff leave the South Texas ICE Processing Center where he visited with Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer, in Pearsall, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Demonstrators gather in response to the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man who was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer the previous day in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
In this image taken from an Austin Police Department officer's body camera video shown at a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, officers inspect Wilber Rafael Garces Perez's wound after he was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Sunday, Sept. 20 in Austin. (Austin Police Department via AP)
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U.S. Rep. Greg Casar and members of his staff leave the South Texas ICE Processing Center where he visited with Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer, in Pearsall, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
