Man shot by ICE says he was put in detention with bullet lodged near spine

Wilber Garcés Pérez reported being transferred from a hospital to an ICE detention facility within hours of sustaining a gunshot wound in Texas, where he said he slept on the floor. According to Garcés Pérez, a bullet remained lodged near his spine at the time of transfer. ICE has not publicly responded to the account. The circumstances of the shooting and the medical details of his condition were not specified in available reports.

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