Tensions remain high on Friday as two separateshootings in Minneapolisand Portland, Oregon, sparked public outrage over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations across the country.
ThePortland shootingunfolded on Thursday afternoon as U.S. Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. The driver, a suspected Venezuelan gang member, "weaponized his vehicle" and attempted to run over agents, according to the DHS.
DHS said "an agent fired a defensive shot" as the driver and a passenger drove away. Portland police confirmed that a shooting involving federal agents left a man and a woman injured. Their conditions were not immediately known, and officials did not disclose the names of the injured people.
"We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more," Portland police Chief Bob Day said in a statement.
The shooting came just a day after a federal agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and killedRenee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in her car in Minneapolis. The two shootings have prompted protests in multiple U.S. cities, with thousands of people gathering for marches and vigils.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declares Friday 'Day of Unity' to honor Renee Good
Minnesota Gov.Tim Walzdeclared Jan. 9 a "Day of Unity" to honor Good. The governor asked Minnesotans and people across the country to observe a moment of silence at 10 a.m. to remember Good.
"Now is a time to mourn together, in peace, unity, and service. People across Minnesota will peacefully stand up for shared American values," Walz said in the proclamation.
The proclamation encouraged neighbors, families, and community members to "care for one another in our time of grief." It also called on churches and faith organizations to open their doors, for community members to support local businesses, and Minnesotans to participate in acts of service for their communities.
"This is a moment for us to use our collective voice to stand for decency and democracy," Walz said.
Oregon senator calls for ICE to 'get the hell out of our community'
Oregon state Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, D-Portland, echoed calls against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"We do not need you," Jama said during a news conference on Thursday evening. "You're not welcome here and you need to get the hell out of our community."
Jama's message came after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey gavefiery comments at a news conferenceafter the fatal shooting of Good by immigration agents. State and local officials have demanded that federal authorities conduct a full and transparent investigation into the shooting.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has called on ICE to halt all operations in the city until an investigation is completed.
"We know what the federal government says happened here," Wilson said at the news conference. "There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past."
Shooting in Oregon latest involving immigration agents
The shooting in Portland is just the latest involving federal agents carrying out Trump's immigration enforcement around the country.
On Jan. 7, Good was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis. Homeland SecuritySecretary Kristi Noemsaid Good "weaponized" her SUV to run over agents in an act of "domestic terrorism." Local officials, citing video of the incident, vehemently disputed Noem's account and called for the officer involved to be arrested.
In Maryland on Dec. 24, two people werewoundedduring an immigration enforcement action when the driver of the vehicle attempted to run over federal agents, according to federal officials. Agents at the scene shot the driver, and he crashed the vehicle. The passenger was wounded in the crash.
Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican immigrant, wasshot and killedby federal agents outside Chicago on Sept. 12. Homeland Security officials said the man resisted arrest and dragged an agent with his car. Video evidence from the scene shows the agent describing his wounds as "nothing major." Villegas-Gonzalez's lawyer and others have called for a full investigation into the shooting.
— Michael Loria
ICE agent who fatally shot Minnesota woman identified in court docs
The immigration officer involved in this week'sfatal shooting in Minneapolisis the same officer who was injured in June 2025 in another vehicle incident. He was identified in court documents as Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Jonathan Ross.
Officials declined to independently name Ross, but said he had at least 10 years of experience as an ICE officer and served on the agency's Special Response Team. Vice PresidentJD Vancenoted at the White House that this week's shooting incident echoed the agent's previous case that put him in the hospital.
"That very ICE officer nearly had his life ended, dragged by a car six months ago with 30 stitches in his leg, so he's a little sensitive about being rammed by an automobile," Vance said at the White House on Jan. 8. The vice president did not directly name Ross at the briefing.Read more here.
— Nick Penzenstadler
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