AI Summary
5 min readOn a Sunday night in Austin, Texas, federal immigration agents shot a Venezuelan man named Wilbert Perez, leaving a bullet lodged in his back—and then, according to Perez, took him from the hospital to an ICE detention center before doctors could remove it. The incident has ignited fury in the city and raised sharp questions about ICE's use of force, local authorities' ability to investigate federal actions, and the treatment of asylum seekers in detention.
The Shooting and Its Aftermath
Wilbert Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the United States through CBP One in 2024 and was pursuing an asylum claim. He had a legal work permit and delivered food for DoorDash. The trouble began when an immigration court sent a hearing notice to an old address; Perez never received it, and a deportation order was issued in absentia—a common occurrence, his attorney noted, given the court's reputation for mailing notices to the wrong address. ICE agents moved to detain him on Sunday.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:20) **Episode Introduction & ICE Shooting Context** - Brad Maki introduces the episode's three main stories: the ICE shooting in Austin, a major air traffic control outage, and the White House press credential dispute.
- 2 (02:22) **The ICE Shooting in Austin: What Happened** - Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas details the shooting of Wilbert Perez by ICE agents, including the conflicting narratives between ICE and the victim.
- 3 (04:14) **Perez's Condition and Controversial Treatment** - Pierre reports that Perez, speaking from detention, says he was taken from the hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back and denied a bed and proper medical care.
- 4 (05:16) **Broader Reaction and Local Authorities Blocked** - Pierre discusses the community's outrage and the key issue of local police being denied access to investigate the shooting on their own streets.
- 5 (09:23) **Massive Air Traffic Control Outage** - Brad introduces the story of a major outage that paralyzed Northeast airports, caused by a single cut wire.
- 6 (10:01) **The "Faulty Wire" That Caused It All** - ABC's Gio Benitez explains the technical failure: a backup fiber line was accidentally cut by a New Jersey Transit construction crew.
- 7 (12:28) **Ironic Timing of New Tech Announcement** - Gio notes that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was announcing new AI tools to prevent delays at the exact moment the outage occurred.
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Show Notes
Local officials denounce ICE’s handling of a shooting in Austin, Texas. Flights are snarled across the eastern U.S. after a 600 foot fiber optic cable is damaged. And White House reporters pressure the Trump Administration to lift its ban on certain news outlets.
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