Texas students protest ICE following shooting of delivery driver

Approximately 100 high school students in Pflugerville, Texas, staged a protest outside a municipal court to demonstrate against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The demonstration follows a recent incident in Austin where ICE agents shot and wounded Wilber Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash delivery driver, while he was performing his job.

According to legal representatives, Garces Perez remains in a detention center with the bullet still lodged in his body, despite being transported to a hospital twice for treatment. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement on X denying any role in his medical treatment, stating that ICE “does not and would not advise” on hospital procedures.

The shooting occurs amidst a broader mass deportation campaign under President Donald Trump. DHS reported that 51,000 undocumented individuals were arrested in the United States during August. Protesters expressed concerns regarding the use of force by immigration officials and the impact of raids on local communities.