Immigration agents in the US have shot and injured two people in Portland, Oregon, a day after a woman was killed by an ICE officer in Minnesota.
The two people were shot in a car outside a hospital at around 2.19pm local time. The city’s police department said a man and woman were taken to hospital and their conditions were unknown.
The Department of Homeland Security said the vehicle's passenger was "a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring" who was involved in a recent shooting in the city.
In a post on X, the department said the driver “weaponised” his vehicle when agents identified themselves during a targeted vehicle stop and the driver “attempted to run over the law enforcement agents”.
"Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot," it said. "The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene."
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
There was no immediate independent corroboration of the department’s account or of any gang affiliation of the vehicle's occupants.
It comes after a woman, Renee Nicole Good, was shot in front of a family member by ICE officers on Wednesday. Officers said she tried to run over the agents with her car.
Hundreds of people protested outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.
Oregon attorney general Dan Rayfield said he would investigate "whether any federal officer acted outside the scope of their lawful authority".
Mr Trump and his allies have consistently blamed the Tren de Aragua gang for being at the root of violence and drug dealing in some US cities.
Mayor Keith Wilson and the city council called on ICE to end all operations in Oregon's largest city until a full investigation is completed.
"We stand united as elected officials in saying that we cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts," they said in a statement. "Portland is not a 'training ground' for militarised agents, and the 'full force' threatened by the administration has deadly consequences."
Mr Wilson also suggested at a news conference that he does not necessarily believe the federal government's account of the shooting: "There was a time we could take them at their word. That time is long past."
Democratic state senator Kayse Jama, who lives close to where the shooting happened, told federal agents to leave.
"You are not welcome," Mr Jama said. "You need to get the hell out of Oregon."
