- The Department of Justice charged Venezuelan immigrant Wilber Garcés Pérez with assault after an ICE officer shot him during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas.
- Investigators claim Garcés Pérez struck an officer's torso with his side-view mirror before fleeing, while Garcés Pérez stated he was attempting to safely park his vehicle.
- The officer who shot Garcés Pérez was not wearing a body camera, and a second officer on the scene turned off his camera during the pursuit.
- Hours after the shooting, Garcés Pérez was transferred to an ICE detention center with a bullet still lodged near his spine before being re-hospitalized due to paralysis.
- His legal team filed a lawsuit seeking his release and blocking his removal from the United States, emphasizing that he entered the country legally using the CBP One app.
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