PORTLAND, Ore. — Two people were shot and wounded by federal agents in East Portland on Thursday afternoon, an incident that has further inflamed national tensions over aggressive federal immigration enforcement. The shooting, involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, occurred just one day after a fatal federal shooting in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests.
At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in…
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 9, 2026
The incident began around 2:15 p.m. near the 10000 block of Southeast Main Street. According to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), local officers responded to reports of gunfire and quickly confirmed that federal agents were the ones who had discharged their weapons. Shortly after, at 2:24 p.m., a man who had been shot called for emergency assistance from a nearby location at Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside.
Responding officers discovered a male and a female victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Police applied life-saving measures, including a tourniquet, before both individuals were transported to a local hospital. As of Thursday evening, their identities and medical conditions have not been released.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issued a scathing statement following the incident, linking the violence to the broader federal “mass deportation” campaign.
“Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents,” Wilson said. “The ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences. I call on ICE to end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed.”
The FBI’s Portland office initially posted a confirmation of the shooting on social media, identifying the involved parties as CBP agents, though the post was later deleted. The FBI has since confirmed it is the lead agency investigating the “agent-involved shooting.”
The violence in Portland follows a Wednesday incident in Minneapolis, where a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen, during a large-scale immigration operation. That shooting led Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to demand that federal agents “get the f*** out” of his city.
In Portland, Police Chief Bob Day urged residents to remain calm while the investigation proceeds. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling,” Day said. However, local leaders, including City Council members, have expressed deep concern, describing the shooting as part of a “pattern of violence” seen across the country in recent weeks.
Sources & Links
- The Guardian: Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland, police say
- Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Border patrol agent shoots 2 people in East Portland
- City of Portland (Official News): Two Shot and Injured by Federal Agents in Hazelwood Neighborhood
- KGW News: 2 people shot by federal immigration agents in East Portland
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