Judge sets hearing for Venezuelan man shot by ICE and police in Texas release some video from scene

To stream KGW on your phone, you need the KGW app. Example video title will go here for this video AUSTIN, Texas — A judge has ordered a Venezuelan man shot in Texas by a federal immigration officer to appear in court as his attorneys seek to stop his removal from the U.S. and criticize his medical care, saying he remains in pain from a bullet lodged in his back. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being treated and released at a hospital for a second time since he was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Sunday in Austin, according to his attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch.

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Scoop News DeskTexas · Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 1:56 AM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC

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He was shot and taken to a hospital, then released into ICE custody with a bullet still in his back, she said. DHS said in a statement Tuesday that Garces Perez was receiving medical care “around the clock, including pain medication" and had slept on a bed. > Warning: The body camera footage below includes a gunshot wound to a man's back:.