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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin needs urgent surgery
Original: Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say. Wilber Rafael Garcés Pér
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan man, was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, and supporters say he needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in his body because a bullet remains lodged in his back. Accounts differ over the events leading up to the shooting, and advocates are drawing attention to his condition as part of broader criticism of immigration enforcement.
Why now: The shooting and his deteriorating medical condition have renewed criticism of ICE tactics and sparked debate over conflicting accounts of the incident.
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- Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say. Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez has bullet lodged in back as accounts differ over events leading to traffic-stop shooting. # ICE # immigration # cruelty https://www.… · Bongolian@mstdn.social · 2
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