安娜·怀尔德、萨菲娅·里德尔 得克萨斯州奥斯汀——联邦法官周三裁定,一名委内瑞拉籍配送员因在得克萨斯州遭联邦移民执法人员开枪射击车内后,将继续被拘押。检方指控他在试图逃避逮捕时袭击了一名执法人员。
ANNA WILDER, SAFIYAH RIDDLE AUSTIN, Texas — A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas will remain in custody on charges that he assaulted an officer while trying to escape arrest, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
达斯汀·豪厄尔法官表示,检方展示了随身摄像机拍摄的互动画面后,针对28岁的威尔伯·拉斐尔·加尔塞斯·佩雷斯的案件应继续审理。画面显示,加尔塞斯·佩雷斯在奥斯汀与执法人员对峙期间 allegedly 用驾驶位一侧的后视镜击打了一名美国移民与海关执法局执法人员。
Judge Dustin Howell said that the case against Wilber Rafael Garces Perez , 28, should proceed after prosecutors showed body-worn camera footage of the interaction where Garces Perez allegedly struck a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with his driver’s side mirror during the encounter in Austin.
加尔塞斯·佩雷斯被控一项袭击、抗拒并妨碍联邦执法人员罪;如果罪名成立,他最高可被判监禁20年。此案在得克萨斯州首府引发广泛愤慨,也促使民主党人士再次批评总统唐纳德·特朗普对移民采取的激进打击行动。
Garces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. His case has sparked widespread outrage across the Texas capital city and brought renewed criticism from Democrats about President Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration.
中枪10天后,加尔塞斯·佩雷斯出庭时背部仍嵌有弹头,只能乘坐轮椅。他的律师称,他仍急需接受治疗。他的一只手臂还吊着固定带,并需要他人帮助戴上耳机,才能听取庭审内容的翻译。
With a bullet still lodged in his back, Garces Perez appeared in court in a wheelchair and his attorneys said he still urgently needs medical care 10 days after being shot. He also wore a sling on his arm and needed help putting on a headset to receive a translation of the proceedings.
辩方称,执法记录仪拍摄的现场画面并不具有决定性,因为没有完整拍到加尔塞斯·佩雷斯试图逃跑的时刻。
The defense argued that the camera footage of the encounter wasn’t conclusive since it didn’t fully capture the moment when Garces Perez tried to flee.
辩方还指出,负责调查此次拦截的联邦官员无法确认那辆车的后视镜是否真的击中了移民与海关执法局执法人员,因为他没有直接询问该执法人员 allegedly 遭后视镜击中的执法人员当时并未佩戴随身摄像机。
The defense also noted that the federal official who investigated the stop couldn’t confirm whether the ICE agent was actually hit by the car mirror, since he did not interview the ICE agent directly. The officer allegedly struck by the car mirror was not wearing a body-worn camera.
周三在法庭上播放的画面显示,9月20日,执法人员奥斯汀拦下了加斯·佩雷斯,当时他正在为DoorDash送餐。视频显示,佩雷斯从车窗缝隙中把驾照递给执法人员,然后用西班牙语询问能否把车停在那里,让一名亲属前来取车。执法人员多次要求他下车,他则询问自己能否把车停好,让家人来取车。经过一番交涉,佩雷斯突然快速驾车离开。
Footage presented Wednesday in court shows officers pulling Garces Perez over Sept. 20 in Austin, where he was making deliveries for DoorDash. The video showed Garces Perez giving officers his drivers license through a crack in his window and then asking in Spanish if he can park his car so that a relative could come retrieve it. The officer demanded Garces Perez get out of the car multiple times, to which he asked if he could park his own car so a family member could come retrieve it. After a back and forth, Garces Perez abruptly and rapidly drives off.
检方播放了一段由附近商户摄像头拍摄的视频,显示随后发生的、高速穿越住宅街道的追逐。但枪击事件本身并未出现在法庭上共享的画面中。
Prosecutors showed a video from cameras a nearby business of the high-speed chase that ensued through residential streets. But the shooting itself was not captured on the footage shared in court.
开枪射击佩雷斯的联邦执法人员没有佩戴执法记录仪。佩戴摄像设备的移民执法人员当时在另一辆车中驾驶,并在追逐过程中关闭了摄像机。
The federal officer who shot Garces Perez wasn’t wearing a body-worn camera. The immigration officer who did have a camera was driving in a separate car and turned the camera off during the pursuit.
佩雷斯称,他被一辆执法部门的SUV撞击后车辆旋转,随后便遭到枪击。然而,联邦执法人员告诉调查人员,追逐快结束时,佩雷斯曾试图驾车撞击一名执法人员,随后那名身份未明的执法人员开枪。
Garces Perez said he was struck by a law enforcement SUV and spun around before he was shot. Federal officers told investigators, however, that Garces Perez attempted to strike an officer with his car at the end of the chase before the unidentified officer fired his weapon.
针对佩雷斯的指控令人想起,此前移民执法人员在其他备受关注的枪击事件后也提出过类似说法,指责驾驶员将车辆当作武器。在少数几起案件中,执法记录仪画面公布后,这些指控受到削弱或被撤回,从而再次引发了对国土安全部依赖拦车手段执行逮捕的审视。
The accusations against Garces Perez recall previous claims made by immigration agents after other high-profile shootings similarly accusing drivers of weaponizing their vehicles. In a handful of cases, the allegations have been undermined or walked back after the release of body-worn camera footage, drawing renewed scrutiny about the DHS’s reliance on vehicular stops to execute arrests.
佩雷斯于2024年通过CBP One进入美国。该项目于乔·拜登任内启动,允许移民与美国当局预约,以接受庇护资格审核。特朗普总统就职第一天便终止了该项目。
Garces Perez entered the U.S. in 2024 using CBP One, a program begun under President Joe Biden that allowed migrants to make appointments with U.S. authorities to be considered for asylum. President Donald Trump ended the program on his first day of returning to office.
据他的律师称,加尔塞斯·佩雷斯是一名庇护申请人,并持有有效的工作许可。她表示,由于开庭通知被寄往了他以前的住址,加尔塞斯·佩雷斯错过了移民法庭的听证会,法官随后下达了驱逐令。他的律师已提起诉讼,试图阻止他被遣返美国。里德尔在洛杉矶报道。
Garces Perez was an asylum seeker and had a valid work permit, according to his lawyer. She said a judge issued a deportation order after Garces Perez missed an immigration court hearing because the notice was sent to a former address. His attorneys have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop his removal from the U.S. Riddle reported from Los Angeles.