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ICE shooting incidents lead to legal and medical controversies
Two separate incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have drawn scrutiny regarding medical care and legal proceedings for detainees.
In Austin, Texas, Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, was shot in the back by an ICE agent during a traffic stop on September 20. Federal prosecutors allege Garcés Pérez attempted to flee in his vehicle, which they claim was used as a deadly weapon. Following his hospital discharge, Garcés Pérez was transferred to an ICE detention center in Pearsall, Texas, where he remained with the bullet in his back for 11 days. He now faces federal charges of assaulting, resisting, and obstructing a federal officer, carrying a potential 20-year sentence.
In the Bronx, New York, Oscar Belgal was shot by ICE agents on October 8 when they fired seven rounds at his vehicle. Belgal’s lawyers report he is suffering from deafness and facial numbness, yet a federal judge denied an emergency release request for medical reasons on October 23. While the defense argues his health and dignity are at risk, Department of Homeland Security attorneys cited a medical evaluation suggesting he does not require urgent surgical intervention while in custody.
Entities
Austin, Texas · Department of Homeland Security · Oscar Belgal · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Oscar Belgal is experiencing deafness and facial numbness following the shooting. www.latribunahispana.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] DHS attorneys presented a medical evaluation stating Belgal did not need urgent surgical care. www.latribunahispana.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] ICE agents fired seven shots at Oscar Belgal's vehicle in the Bronx on October 8. www.latribunahispana.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A federal grand jury charged Garcés Pérez with assaulting, resisting, or obstructing a federal officer. canal6.com.ni
- [● 2 SOURCES] Garcés Pérez faces a maximum federal prison sentence of 20 years. macshieldonline.com · canal6.com.ni
- [● 2 SOURCES] Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, on September 20. macshieldonline.com · canal6.com.ni
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Federal Judge Héctor González denied an emergency release request for Oscar Belgal on October 23. www.latribunahispana.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Garcés Pérez spent 11 days in an ICE detention center with a bullet still in his back. macshieldonline.com