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Immigrant shot by ICE in Austin charged with assault
Original: Immigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assault by Justice Department
The Justice Department has filed an assault charge against an immigrant who was shot by ICE agents in Austin, Texas. The decision to prosecute someone wounded in an immigration enforcement operation has drawn attention, with critics questioning the ethics and logic of charging a person injured by federal agents, while officials have defended the charges.
Why now: Charging a man whom federal agents themselves shot strikes many as an unusual and controversial use of prosecutorial power amid intensified immigration enforcement.
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- Immigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assault by Justice Department · The Washington Post
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