# Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says

https://mins.news/en/item/69189

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 15:35 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/venezuelan-man-shot-by-ice-agents-is-back-hospital-paralysis-treatment-lawyer-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab2a029118ed10001a2475b

> A Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, was taken back to a hospital after spending Sunday night in an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back, his lawyer said in public statements on Monday night. He is receiving treatment for paralysis.

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