Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer联邦检察官指控一名委内瑞拉男子在德克萨斯州被美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）特工开枪击中后，袭击了一名执法人员。
Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on September 20.
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Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on September 20.
A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to US Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
The complaint accuses him of sideswiping an officer with his drivers side car mirror and later attempting to strike an officer with his car.
If convicted, Garces-Perez could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
An attorney for Garces-Perez declined to immediately comment Tuesday morning.
Garces-Perez allegedly provided his drivers license, but ignored agents’ requests to step out of the car. He allegedly engaged in a Spanish conversation with one of the federal officers about moving the car and parking it, and the court documents state “the conversational tone was pleasant and not aggressive.”
The court documents further allege that about a minute later, Garces-Perez “abruptly” closed the window and drove off. One of the officers, L.G., was struck in his torso with the driver’s side view mirror.
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Garces-Perez entered the US in 2024 using CBP One, a program begun under President Joe Biden that allowed migrants to make appointments with US authorities to be considered for asylum. President Donald Trump ended the program on his first day in office.
Garces-Perez was an asylum seeker and had a valid work permit, according to immigration lawyer Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch. She said a judge issued a deportation order after Garces-Perez missed an immigration court hearing because the notice was sent to a former address.
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德克萨斯州联邦检察官周二宣布，将对一名委内瑞拉送货司机提起袭击指控，该司机于 9 月 20 日被移民执法人员从背后开枪击中。
据德克萨斯州西区联邦检察官贾斯汀·R·西蒙斯称，一份联邦诉状指控 28 岁的威尔伯·拉斐尔·加尔塞斯-佩雷斯试图逃避移民和海关执法局的追捕，此前一名法官下达了最终驱逐令，该执法局将其拦下。
起诉书指控他用驾驶侧后视镜剐蹭了一名警官，随后又试图开车撞击另一名警官。
如果罪名成立，加尔塞斯-佩雷斯可能被判处最高 20 年监禁。
周二上午，加尔塞斯-佩雷斯的律师拒绝立即置评。
据称，加尔塞斯-佩雷斯出示了他的驾照，但无视了执法人员让他下车的要求。据称，他用西班牙语与一名联邦官员交谈，商讨如何挪车和停车，法庭文件显示“谈话语气友好，没有攻击性”。
法庭文件进一步指控，大约一分钟后，加尔塞斯-佩雷斯“突然”关上车窗，驾车离开。其中一名警官LG的躯干被驾驶侧后视镜击中。
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加尔塞斯-佩雷斯于2024年通过CBP One项目进入美国。该项目由乔·拜登总统发起，允许移民与美国当局预约，以获得庇护申请的考虑。唐纳德·特朗普总统上任第一天就终止了该项目。
据移民律师凯特·林肯-戈尔德芬奇称，加尔塞斯-佩雷斯是一名寻求庇护者，并持有有效的工作许可。她说，由于通知被寄到了之前的地址，加尔塞斯-佩雷斯错过了移民法庭的听证会，因此法官签发了驱逐令。