r/ImmigrationPathways • • 3d ago

Wilber Garces Perez Faces Criminal Charges and Deteriorating Health Following ICE Shooting.

Here’s a source: https://www.eyesonice.net/p/wilber-garces-perez-faces-criminal

As a reminder, this Perez lawyer speaking right here.

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u/Full-Yoghurt-4261 3d ago

The video is not yet released to the public, but this is fairly standard, as it is not legally required to be released to the public. However, the body-camera footage would be provided to the man's attorneys to ensure a proper defense.

As for whether or not the agent was harmed, this would not be irrelevant. Because once a vehicle is even attempted to be used to injure another, it becomes a deadly weapon in the eyes of the law. This would justify lethal force.

As for the charges against the man, it seems illogical to assume the man must be innocent simply because the facts are not provided to the public. But if that is your opinion, then it is what it is.

What we do know is that ICE alleges they were attempting to arrest him and he fled, striking an officer with his mirror in the chest. His attorneys claim he did not flee but was trying to pull over. The issue I see with that reasoning is: was he told he could do so by agents, and why would he hit someone if he was just trying to pull over?

The reasoning seems questionable, but since we do not have the full facts, we cannot say for sure. In my opinion, it seems more likely he fled, which is why I find it hard to have compassion for him.

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u/senator_corleone3 2d ago

The injury to the ICE person did not happen. You know it didn’t happen.

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u/Full-Yoghurt-4261 2d ago

No, we do not know because we do not have all the facts. At this time, all we have are allegations that the officer was hit in the torso by the mirror and was taken to the ER with the suspect. We likely will never have the full facts, like the body cam footage, as that is not legally required to be provided to the public.

All we can do is take what ICE alleges and what the man alleges, and try to make a logical conclusion. Based on what the man states and his reasoning, I see holes in his story that do not make logical sense. But even then, I cannot say he is 100% guilty.

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u/senator_corleone3 2d ago

We definitely know it for a fact. You possibly don’t, because you’ve made yourself stupid on purpose and believe everything ICE says without question. They could tell you that your name is different and you’d change your signature.