Illegal migrant who allegedly shot Texas cop was set to be deported, but judge gave him second chance to stay in U.S. | 29 July 2024 | An illegal migrant from Venezuela who allegedly shot and injured a cop in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday was set to be deported after entering the U.S. last year — but an immigration judge gave him a second chance to stay in the country, a Homeland Security source told The Post. Alleged cop shooter Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, 25, crossed the southern border in November 2023 with a group of nearly 600 migrants, according to the source. At the time, border agents were processing him for "expedited removal," but he argued he had a fear of persecution in Venezuela so he went before an asylum officer, who rejected his claim and continued to process him for removal. Chacon-Gutierrez, however, asked to make his claim before an immigration judge, who quickly vacated his order of removal and let his case continue.