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US judge blocks deportation of DoorDash driver shot by ICE
Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez was shot and injured by an ICE officer
A US judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of a Venezuelan man who was shot by immigration agents in Texas, his lawyer says.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is being held in a detention centre with a bullet in his back, according to his lawyer. Judge Orlando Garcia, a Clinton appointee, scheduled a hearing for Garces Perez to appear in court in person next week.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said it is investigating the shooting of an illegal migrant in the Texan capital, but have not confirmed he was shot in the back.
It comes months after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man in Houston.
Texas ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan DoorDash driver with bullet in his back, says lawyer
Garces Perez's immigration lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, has filed a federal lawsuit for a temporary restraining order to prevent his removal from the country.
Since the judge ordered that her client appear in person on 30 September, he cannot be deported before then, she said.
"For now, we have secured a temporary block on his deportation while his case moves forward," Lincoln-Goldfinch wrote on social media.
"This is an important step, but our work is not over," she wrote. "Wilber still needs appropriate medical care, and we will continue fighting to protect his rights."