ICE agent shoots Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Austin as enforcement surge draws protest

An ICE agent shot and wounded Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash driver, in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.

• An ICE officer fired three shots at Garcés Pérez's car, hitting him once in the back, during a DoorDash delivery on Austin's north side on Sunday.
• DHS said Garcés Pérez is in stable condition and in federal custody pending removal from the United States.
• His lawyer said the bullet remains lodged in his back and that ICE transferred him to the South Texas ICE Processing Center.
• Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Representative Greg Casar demanded an independent investigation and accountability for the shooting.