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Man shot by ICE in Austin to appear at Sept. 30 hearing, judge orders

The ruling effectively prevents him from being deported before then. A federal judge has ordered that Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the 28-year-old Venezuelan who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, Sunday to be present at a Sept. 30 court hearing, essentially prohibiting immigration officials from deporting him before then. On Tuesday morning, the Travis County, Texas, District Attorney’s Office sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting ICE Director David J.

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Scoop News DeskAustin, Texas · Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM UTC

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Garces Perez was released from a hospital Monday evening and returned to federal custody, according to his attorney.