US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland


Demonstrators hold posters outside the Portland ICE facility while protesting, after U.S. federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, U.S., January 8, 2026. REUTERS/John Rudoff

Jan 8 (Reuters) - ‌A U.S. immigration agentshot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday, leading city and ‌state officials to call for calm given public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota woman a day earlier.

"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.

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