Texas Congressman Visits Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE Officer in Austin
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar visited the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall to meet Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin.
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat from Texas, arrived at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, to visit Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin.
The visit places the congressman at the detention facility where Garcés Pérez is being held, days after the shooting in the state capital. Details of the encounter that led to the shooting, the man's current medical condition, and the circumstances of his detention have not been disclosed in the available information.
Casar's trip to Pearsall, a city in Frio County roughly 50 miles south of San Antonio, marks a direct congressional presence at the facility housing the wounded man. The South Texas ICE Processing Center is one of several immigration detention sites in the region.
The shooting has drawn attention to the actions of federal immigration officers in Austin, though no further information about the incident or its aftermath was immediately available.