DoorDash driver reveals lasting toll of ICE shooting as questions swirl over agent

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23 Sep 2026 • 9:22 PM MYT
The Independent
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DoorDash driver reveals lasting toll of ICE shooting as questions swirl over agent

  • An ICE agent who shot Venezuelan DoorDash driver Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas, was a new recruit and failed to wear his assigned body camera during the incident.
  • Department of Homeland Security sources claim agents attempted to detain Garcés Pérez after he allegedly drove away and nearly struck an officer, prompting the shooting.
  • Garcés Pérez stated officers rammed his car while he was attempting to park and shot him in the back of the neck, where the bullet remains lodged.
  • Garcés Pérez's attorney stated he entered the U.S. lawfully, though DHS claims his work permit expired and a deportation order was issued in absentia after notices were sent to the wrong address.
  • The shooting occurs amid an increase in ICE enforcement actions under President Donald Trump's administration's immigration policies.

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