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A Shooting in Austin Exposes the Terror of ICE’s Shadow Surge
Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. The Crestview-Wooten neighborhood, where on Sunday an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, wears its identity proudly. There’s a Mexican market on one block, a supermercado on the next, and paleterias, a panaderia, and Latino-owned salons and body shops nearby. It sits just south of Rundberg and the trend-resistant “Taco Mile,” named for its concentration of authentic taco joints. North Austin neighborhoods have been seeing increased ICE activity for months. Locals have reported high-speed chases, and in August, Congressman Greg Casar chastised the department for staking out schools and churches in the area.North Austin has been under what observers call a…The post A Shooting in Austin Exposes the Terror of ICE’s Shadow Surge appeared first on Texas Monthly.