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Politics● ElevatedSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 7:31 PM

Man shot by ICE agent in Texas takes questions by phone, says bullet still lodged near his spine

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash driver who was shot and wounded by an ICE agent Sunday in Austin, Texas, answered questions from reporters via a phone call Monday at a news conference held by civil rights attorneys and immigration advocates. Garces Perez is now in federal custody and he says he still has a bullet lodged near his spine.

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