On Thursday, January 8, 2026, two individuals were shot and wounded in Portland, Oregon, by federal immigration agents, specifically U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time, initially near a hospital in East Portland's Hazelwood neighborhood, with the injured later found a few miles away. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement asserting that an agent fired a defensive shot when the driver of a vehicle, targeted for a Venezuelan national allegedly linked to a transnational prostitution ring and a recent shooting, attempted to run over law enforcement personnel. However, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson expressed skepticism regarding the federal government's account, stating that the time to take their word without question has passed. Mayor Wilson, along with the city council, promptly called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to suspend all operations in Portland until a full investigation is concluded. The two victims, a man and a woman, were transported to a hospital, and their conditions were not immediately known, though City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney confirmed they were alive. This shooting intensified already heightened tensions, coming just one day after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis under similarly disputed circumstances. The FBI's Portland office is investigating the incident.