Khanna says “no one should be shot in the back” and calls to “abolish ICE, prosecute rogue agents”
U.S. Representative for California, on his official Threads account
“ICE shot a DoorDash driver in the back in Austin. Instead of taking him to the hospital, they carted him off to a detention center with the bullet still in his back. No one should be shot in the back and denied urgent medical care. The shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver Wilber Garcés Pérez by ICE in Austin demands a full investigation. Abolish ICE. Prosecute rogue agents.”
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Khanna's post on his official Threads account (@rokhannausa), which matches the handle pattern of his verified Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook accounts. Read on 2026-09-22; Threads does not expose an independent API for verifying exact post timestamps the way X does, so the time is approximate (the platform showed "2h" ago at the time of access) rather than to the minute.
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The post followed reporting that Garces Perez was taken to a detention center with the bullet still in his back rather than held for further hospital treatment.
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The post is the speaker's assessment of the use of force and does not independently resolve the disputed account of the shooting.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should ICE's use of force in the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez be condemned or condoned?
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Why this label?
Relative to whether ICE's use of force against Wilber Rafael Garces Perez should be condemned or condoned, Khanna directly denounces the shooting and the agency's post-shooting handling of him, and calls for both an investigation and the prosecution of the officers involved, a clear condemnation.
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Should ICE's use of force in the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez be condemned or condoned?
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Read the full case“Wilber came to this country legally. He has no criminal record. An ICE agent shot him anyway. He slept on a prison cell floor with a bullet still lodged in his back. He can't move the left side of his body. This isn't law enforcement. It's lawlessness.”Read statement
“An ICE agent shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez in Austin on Sunday. Instead of receiving medical care, he was sent to an ICE prison. No pain medicine, made to sleep on the floor, and threatened with deportation. Under Trump, ICE has become rogue, lawless, and deadly.”Read statement
ACLU of Texas
“This should never have happened in the first place. Wilber and his loved ones deserve answers and accountability.”Read statement