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A federal immigration agent shot a Venezuelan immigrant in his car on Sunday, the second shooting by an ICE agent in Texas since July. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in his vehicle on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas. It was the latest in a series of violent encounters between agents and people in cars as the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown. The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, who was shot in the torso, was taken to a nearby hospital and later released into ICE custody.
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A federal immigration agent shot a Venezuelan immigrant in his car on Sunday, the second shooting by an ICE agent in Texas since July. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in his vehicle on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas. It was the latest in a series of violent encounters between agents and people in cars as the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown. The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, who was shot in the torso, was taken to a nearby hospital and later released into ICE custody.
