Judge Blocks Deportation of Immigrant Shot by ICE in Texas
Left 67%
Center 33%
Right 0%
2 left · 1 center · 0 right
What happened
Wilber Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the back by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin, Texas, and then detained. His attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, said he was taken to an immigration facility with a bullet still lodged in his back and was later hospitalized after his condition worsened, with the lawyer reporting partial paralysis. Lincoln-Goldfinch said Pérez had a work permit and was seeking asylum but had missed a deportation order sent to an old address. A judge subsequently blocked his deportation. Pérez, through his lawyer, said he was not doing well and returned to the hospital.
Sourcing check · Mostly on the record · 3 articles
2 of 3 articles cite a named source for the story. It started with unnamed sources; a named source appeared 5 hours later.
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- How it developed
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ONE-SIDED THIS WEEK.
Only left-leaning outlets have covered this story in the last two days;
Washington Examiner reported it on 2026-09-21.
Omitted — what each side leaves out
Unpacked
The incident is missing from right-leaning coverage entirely and has been told so far only on the left. Left-leaning coverage reports a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Texas who returned to the hospital after being taken to an immigration facility with a "bullet still lodged in his back." Separate reporting names Wilber Garcés Pérez and describes partial paralysis after his condition worsened. A reader of the silent side would not know that an ICE shooting victim was rehospitalized at all.
Left-leaning outlets split what they emphasize. One account leads with the remaining bullet after a detention stay. The other leads with paralysis and the patient's name.
What did the ICE officer report happened in the moments before he fired?
Bottom line
Right-leaning outlets have not reported that an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan man in Texas who The Hill says was taken to an immigration facility with a bullet still lodged in his back.
The receipts — 3 facts one side's coverage lacks
- Wilber Garcés Pérez was transferred to a hospital for partial paralysis after his condition worsened.
- He had a work permit and was seeking asylum but had missed a deportation order sent to an old address.
- A judge blocked the deportation of Wilber Garcés Pérez.
The Left View
The Hill and The Washington Post report that Pérez was shot and wounded by an ICE officer in Texas, then hospitalized after being taken to an immigration facility with a bullet still in his back, citing his attorney on a worsened condition and partial paralysis. They frame the episode around the shooting, detention, and subsequent medical decline. CBS News reports the same shooting in Austin, that Pérez said he is not doing well and returned to the hospital, that his lawyer said he had a work permit and was seeking asylum but missed a deportation order sent to an old address, and that a judge blocked his deportation.
Our Take (balanced)
The story is substantive: it names the injured man, his attorney, the agency and city involved, and follow-on events (hospitalization, a reported judicial block on deportation) that can be checked against records. Established across outlets is that Pérez was shot in the back by an ICE officer in Austin and later hospitalized. Claims of partial paralysis, a bullet left lodged, work-permit and asylum status, and a missed order at an old address are attributed to his attorney and are not independently documented in the coverage provided. These reports do not include an official ICE account of why the officer fired. No right-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch next for an ICE incident statement, court filings on the deportation stay, and medical or investigative records on the shooting and injuries.
5 sources
- Man shot by ICE officer in Texas back in hospital, attorney says
- Man shot and detained by ICE is hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says
- Man shot and detained by ICE hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says
- Texas man shot in the back by ICE says he's "not doing well," returns to hospital
- Judge blocks deportation of immigrant shot by ICE in Texas, attorney says
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