Man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assault

He drove away, allegedly striking the officer in the torso with the driver’s side-view mirror.

The court filing alleges that Garces Perez “led them on a high-speed chase through a commercial and residential area”.

The short pursuit ended when a federal agent’s SUV struck his car and “caused it to spin around”, says the affidavit.

Garces Perez said that after coming to a forced stop an agent fired his pistol into the back right window of his car.

The justice department said the “officer caught up to Garces Perez, who allegedly attempted to strike the officer with his car, causing the officer to fire his pistol”.

The Venezuelan national was struck with a bullet in his upper back, where his lawyers say it remains lodged, placing him “in grave danger”.

DHS last week said Garces Perez has received “some of the best medical care he’s ever received in his life”.

A judge last week temporarily blocked Garces Perez’s deportation.

He entered the US in 2024 using CBP One, an asylum-seeker programme introduced by President Joe Biden and cancelled by President Donald Trump.