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Judge Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE in Austin

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, shot while delivering DoorDash, was hospitalized twice — now reportedly with partial paralysis — before a judge halted his removal.

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ICE Shooting in Austin

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What to know

  • An ICE officer shot Venezuelan DoorDash driver Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin on September 20 after agents allegedly rammed his car twice.
  • Perez was discharged from a hospital into ICE custody with a bullet still in his back, then rehospitalized days later with reported partial paralysis before being returned to a detention center.
  • A federal judge has temporarily blocked his deportation as his attorney and lawmakers demand an independent investigation and release of body camera footage.
  • The shooting has reignited protests over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics, following a fatal ICE shooting in Texas two months earlier.

The dispute Whether Perez's eventual return to hospital care reflects a genuine correction by ICE or is purely a reaction to public pressure and bad press. · positions read across 271 posts and comments

most voices

ICE's violence and treatment of Perez are unacceptable and the agency should be abolished or its agents held criminally accountable.

  • “This is so insane. Why do they have guns at all? Why are they ramming people with cars? Immigration stuff is all civil not criminal infractions. Then half the time they're wrong. What are we doing? Abolish ICE.”

    bearku.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
many voices

ICE and the hospital are hiding Perez's whereabouts and condition, amounting to an enforced disappearance.

  • “This is an enforced disappearance and should be reported to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Voluntary Disappearances immediately.”

    natcad.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
some voices

Perez's return to hospital and improved treatment only happened because of public pressure, not genuine concern.

  • “National attention is the only reason he's back in the hospital, otherwise ICE would've let him die in detention like dozens of other detainees across the country have”

    spotonjay.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
some voices

The intense coverage of incidents in blue cities/states is politically motivated ahead of midterms.

  • “The focus on blue cities and states seems entirely deliberate as we enter midterms.”

    steadymoon.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez Venezuelan DoorDash driverKate Lincoln-Goldfinch Perez's immigration attorneyRep. Walkinshaw Member of CongressICE / Department of Homeland Security Federal agency whose officer fired the shotLisa Davis Austin Police Chief

Judge Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE in Austin
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  1. 8

    Austin police release new video; Perez returned to detention

    The Austin Police Department released additional video of the shooting, and Perez's attorney said he was returned to a federal detention center on Tuesday after his second hospital stay.

    “He was shot and taken to a hospital, she said, then released into ICE custody with a bullet still in his back.”
    — Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, via Associated Press
    • thetnholler.bsky.social

      How convenient. When they get away with it it just guarantees it will happen again.

      thetnholler.bsky.socialBluesky14h ago1.1k▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 15 posts in this stretch
    • ZhiZhu

      "More than 20 people have been shot by federal immigration agents since Trump took office in January 2025. Six people, including three U.S. citizens, have been killed in those shootings, nearly all of which involved officers firing at people in vehicles." https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/ice- shooting-austin-texas.html # DonaldTrump # Trump…

      ZhiZhuMastodon36m ago7▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • What's a pardon, a document saying you can't get arrested and punished for something? Sounds like the documents that citizens have that say they can't be arrested and punished by ICE. So just... do what ICE does?

      MissionCreeperr/news16h agoview on r/news ↗
    all of them →
  2. 7

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Perez's deportation

    A federal judge reportedly issued an order halting the deportation of Garces Perez while the circumstances of the shooting and his detention are examined, according to his attorney.

    1. 4 outlets Judge halts deportation of man shot by ICE agent in North Austin

      first by Austin American-Statesman, 1d ago · also FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, FOX 7 Austin, Fox News

      3 more headlines

    • He never should have been DISCHARGED from the ER into the hands of ICE in the first place. He had a BULLET in his BACK and ICE took him and threw him into a cell where he laid on the floor all night, becoming partially paralyzed. LAWSUIT TIME.

      flyovercountry76.bsky.socialBluesky1d ago17▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 21 posts in this stretch
    • memeorandum@universeodon.com

      Man shot and detained by ICE hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says (Washington Post) https://www. washingtonpost.com/immigration /2026/09/22/man-shot-detained-by-ice-is-hospitalized-partial-paralysis-lawyer-says/ http://www. memeorandum.com/260922/p113#a2 60922p113

      memeorandum@universeodon.comMastodon1d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • samfisher90.bsky.social

      Man shot and detained by ICE hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says - washingtonpost.com

      samfisher90.bsky.socialBluesky1d ago14▲view on Bluesky ↗
    all of them →
  3. 6

    Perez rehospitalized, attorney reports partial paralysis

    Perez was taken back to the hospital Monday night; the Washington Post reported his attorney described him as suffering partial paralysis from the earlier gunshot wound.

    “National attention is the only reason he's back in the hospital, otherwise ICE would've let him die in detention like dozens of other detainees across the country have…”
    — spotonjay.bsky.social, Bluesky commenter · source
    1. 24 outlets Venezuelan migrant shot by ICE in Austin cites lack of medical care: ‘How are they going to leave the bullet in me?’

      first by El Pais English, 1d ago · also CTV News, CNN, KEYT-TV, Mercury News, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer +17

      5 more headlines

    • National attention is the only reason he's back in the hospital, otherwise ICE would've let him die in detention like dozens of other detainees across the country have Every ICE agent needs to be investigated

      spotonjay.bsky.socialBluesky1d ago37▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 28 posts in this stretch
    • lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org

      BREAKING: Man shot by ICE and removed from hospital despite bullet still in back is now partially paralyzed and back in hospital

      lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.orgMastodon1d ago22▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • Is it a child rapist(s) in the White House? Bombing schools? War? Shooting innocent people in the streets? Destroying accessible health care? Bulldozing national parks? Anti-vaxxers in charge of of health system? Kidnapping people by masked goons without warrants? Concentration camps? Open corruption and profiteering? Threatening to end democracy…

      E_seven_20r/news1d agoview on r/news ↗
    all of them →
  4. 5

    Rep. Walkinshaw demands independent probe and bodycam footage

    A member of Congress publicly called for a full, independent investigation into the shooting and release of body camera footage, accusing ICE of rushing to deport Perez before the facts emerged.

    “Now he's in ICE custody & they're trying to quickly deport him before the public has a full account of what happened. We need a full, independent investigation and the body cam footage.”
    — @Rep_Walkinshaw
    1. 19 outlets Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer detained in Texas with bullet in back, attorney says

      first by PennLive, 2d ago · also Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer +12

      11 more headlines

    2. 1 outlet first by Fox News, 3d ago · read ↗

    • ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, while he was making a DoorDash delivery in Austin. Now he’s in ICE custody & they’re trying to quickly deport him before the public has a full account of what happened. We need a full, independent investigation and the body cam footage.

      @Rep_WalkinshawX2d ago1.8k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 22 posts in this stretch
    • motherjones.com

      ICE has reportedly shot a person in Austin, Texas, proving, once again, this assertion true: Violent interactions with the public aren’t surprising, a former ICE official said of the agency under Trump. “That’s sort of by design.”

      motherjones.comBluesky2d ago233▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • nullagent@partyon.xyz

      ICE shot a man in Austin yesterday. And before hospital staff could take the bullet out of his back ICE agents terminated his medical care and took him to a prison where he slept without a bed and without any further medical treatment. # FuckICE # Austin # Texas

      nullagent@partyon.xyzMastodon2d ago77▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  5. 4

    Witness video shows bystanders pleading for an ambulance

    New witness video reported by the Guardian showed onlookers begging agents to call an ambulance before agents pulled the 28-year-old Venezuelan man from his car and handcuffed him.

    • nicolefoy.bsky.social

      More details and -- new witness video -- from the ICE shooting in Austin. It shows witnesses begging agents to call the ambulance -- who then pull the 28-year-old Venezuelan man out of the car and cuff him. ✍️ Emiliano Tahui Gomez for @theguardian.com

      nicolefoy.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago59▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 15 posts in this stretch
    • RealJournalism@mastodon.social

      ‘This Violence Cannot Continue’: ICE Shooting of Man in # Austin Sparks Outrage https://www. commondreams.org/news/ice-shoo ts-man-in-austin # Texas # PoliceBrutality

      RealJournalism@mastodon.socialMastodon2d agoview on Mastodon ↗

    • I didn’t say that at all. I said early California politics. God you’re stupid, immature and hyper combative. Holy shit 😂

      m4cmi11err/news2d agoview on r/news ↗
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  6. 3

    Family says hospital and ICE kept them in the dark

    Perez's lawyer and family said they were run off hospital property and not told his location because he was 'in ICE custody'; he was later discharged and taken directly into ICE detention with a bullet still in his back.

    “The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez's family were run off of hospital property where he's being treated and won't even confirm he's there because he's 'in ICE custody.' Actual criminals.”
    — marisakabas.bsky.social
    1. 2 outlets Man shot by ICE in Austin says he is held in detention with bullet in his back

      first by Jerusalem Post, 1d ago · also Independent UK

      1 more headline
    • marisakabas.bsky.social

      Distressing update from Wilber’s lawyer via IG a short while ago:

      marisakabas.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago802▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 68 posts in this stretch

    • 🇺🇸🇻🇪 The delivery driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin has been identified, and DHS and his lawyer are telling 2 completely different stories about him. He's Wilber Rafael Garces Perez from Venezuela, and DHS sources told Fox News he's here illegally with a final order of

      @MarioNawfalX2d ago23▲view on X ↗
    • MillMessenger@journa.host

      ICE agents shoot, wound Venezuelan man in Austin, Texas https://www. upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/21 /texas-austin-ICE-shooting/2111789947267/ A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man in Austin, Texas, state and local officials said, sparking protests in the city. # news # politics # geopolitics # peace # progressive # left #…

      MillMessenger@journa.hostMastodon2d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  7. 2

    Protests erupt in Austin over the shooting

    Anti-ICE protests broke out in Austin as details of the shooting spread, with demonstrators demanding transparency about the man's identity and condition.

    “Actual criminals.”
    — marisakabas.bsky.social, journalist/social poster · source
    1. 12 outlets ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas, officials say

      first by Mastodon, 3d ago · also CBS News, Washington Times, Straits Times, Reuters, NPR, The New York Times +5

      10 more headlines
    2. 4 outlets Austin ICE shooting: New details released on man shot by ICE agents

      first by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, 3d ago · also Wall Street Journal, The Washington Sun, Straight Arrow

      3 more headlines
    4 more claims →
    • marisakabas.bsky.social

      The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.

      marisakabas.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago4.5k▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 95 posts in this stretch

    • A federal immigration agent shot a person in Austin, officials in the Texas city said.

      @CNNX3d ago323▲view on X ↗
    • Nonilex@masto.ai

      # ICE agent shoots man in # Austin , # Texas The ICE officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle & opened fire at least 5 times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7. The # shooting occurred in the early afternoon on the city’s north side, & police & the mayor later spoke about the details of the incident. The…

      Nonilex@masto.aiMastodon3d ago28▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  8. 1

    ICE officer shoots Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Austin

    An ICE officer shot and wounded Wilber Rafael Garces Perez on Sunday afternoon after agents in an unmarked truck sideswiped his car twice while he was making a delivery; he was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition.

    “Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas.”
    — Associated Press
    1. 10 outlets Man shot and wounded by immigration officer in Austin

      first by Independent UK, 3d ago · also CNN, KEYT-TV, CBC, UPI, Austin American-Statesman, Sky News +3

      7 more headlines
    2. 10 outlets Protesters gather in Austin after ICE agent shoots and wounds man - video

      first by The Guardian, 3d ago · also The Independent, Townhall, Axios, Washington Post, CBS News, Mediaite +3

      11 more headlines
    15 more claims →
    • texastribune.org

      A federal immigration official shot and injured a man in Austin on Sunday afternoon, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The man was transported to a hospital. His identity and condition are currently unknown. It’s not immediately clear what led up to the shooting.

      texastribune.orgBluesky3d ago513▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 7 posts in this stretch

    • WATCH: Person shot by ICE agent in Austin, Texas during confrontation involving vehicle. The suspect was hospitalized in unknown condition as a result of the shooting.

      @newsnoteworthyX3d ago193▲view on X ↗
    • heidilifeldman@mastodon.social

      ICE has again shot someone on the streets of an American city. https://www. houstonchronicle.com/news/loca l/article/ice-agent-shooting-north-austin-22440850.php

      heidilifeldman@mastodon.socialMastodon3d ago11▲view on Mastodon ↗
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Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 5 outlets Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says

    first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 1d ago · also ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, CBS News, WTOP News, Associated Press

    3 more headlines
  2. 5 outlets Man shot by ICE in Texas says bullet still inside him

    first by SCMP, 1d ago · also Hindustan Times, NBC News, The Hill, CBS News

    5 more headlines
  3. 4 outlets Man shot by ICE speaks out, says bullet is still in him

    first by ABC News, 2d ago · also MS NOW, PBS NewsHour, Associated Press

    2 more headlines
  4. 3 outlets Man shot by ICE returns to hospital from detention center with left-side paralysis, attorney says

    first by CBS News, 1d ago · also Straits Times, Washington Post

    2 more headlines
  5. 3 outlets Man shot by ICE in Austin in detention facility with bullet still in body

    first by Courthouse News, 2d ago · also Hindustan Times, Courthouse News Service

    1 more headline
  6. 3 outlets Austin ICE-involved shooting: What happened in Texas today? Mayor and police chief give update on man's condition

    first by Hindustan Times, 3d ago · also Bloomberg, KXAN Austin

    2 more headlines
  7. 2 outlets ICE Shoots Man in Austin Doing Food Delivery, Spurring Protests

    first by Mastodon, 2d ago · also Truthout

  8. 2 outlets Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen

    first by The Guardian, 2d ago · also Guardian

  9. 2 outlets One Person Shot During Encounter With ICE in Austin

    first by New York Times, 3d ago · also NYT

  10. 2 outlets Police report ICE-involved shooting in Austin, Texas

    first by KEYT-TV, 3d ago · also Texas Tribune

    2 more headlines

and 8 smaller pieces

What people are saying 11 voices from 4 sites · best of 271 · verbatim

Still unanswered
  • Will the ICE agent who fired the shot face any charges or discipline?
  • Is the witness video of the shooting authentic, and what does it show about whether deadly force was justified?
  • What led to Perez being discharged from the hospital into ICE custody with a bullet still in his back?