Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told CBS that Garces Perez called his wife while "yelling in pain" in hospital. She told National Public Radio he was in ICE custody.

The Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement efforts and arrests during Trump's second term, sparking unrest across several US cities.

The administration has defended its policies and the agency's controversial tactics as necessary for public safety and to enact Trump's campaign promise to secure the border and carry out mass deportations.

The shooting in Austin on Sunday occurred just before 1300 local time, although details remain scarce.

Dozens of protesters, some waving the flags of Mexico and Guatemala, gathered at the scene carrying signs demanding that ICE leave Austin.

Local television outlets showed the demonstrators gathering across the street from ​a blue Toyota Corolla that ⁠sustained damage to the passenger-side door, as ICE agents stood nearby, Reuters news agency reported.

Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, said that Austinites have a right to know what happened and "a right to feel safe in their city" during a media briefing on Sunday.

"They should know the truth," he said, adding that he is pleased that the city will also be involved in the investigation.

He added that ICE operations have surged in Austin in recent weeks.

ICE has faced intense scrutiny after a number of deadly shootings, including the death of Houston resident Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Salgado Araujo had not been a target of an ICE investigation, but was shot during an ICE traffic stop, according to DHS.

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