Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assault and resisting arrest

KUT 90.5 | By Mose Buchele

Published September 30, 2026 at 4:42 AM EDT

A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent during an enforcement operation in Texas is charged with assaulting and resisting an officer.

Mose Buchele

Mose Buchele is the Austin-based broadcast reporter for KUT's NPR partnership StateImpact Texas . He has been on staff at KUT 90.5 since 2009, covering

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