Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation Order for Venezuelan Injured by ICE in Texas
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The defense of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, the 28-year-old Venezuelan migrant who was shot during an immigration operation in Austin, reported new developments in his case on Tuesday, including a court ruling that temporarily prevents his deportation. According to attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, a federal judge ordered that Garcés Pérez cannot be removed from the United States before his first immigration hearing, scheduled for September 30. The legal representative also stated that she received information indicating that the ICE agent involved in the shooting allegedly did not have his body camera activated at the time of the incident. The defense claims that Garcés Pérez was shot in the back and that the bullet remains lodged in his body. Lincoln-Goldfinch pointed out that there are 'serious questions' about what happened before, during, and after the shooting, and she is requesting that authorities make all available recordings related to the incident public, including body camera footage, patrol car cameras, and other video records. These statements come a day after Lincoln-Goldfinch reported that Garcés Pérez was transferred back to a hospital after experiencing difficulty moving one of his arms. According to the attorney, he received medical attention and was later returned to the Pearsall detention center, where he remains in federal custody.
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