Overview
- Federal authorities say a Border Patrol agent shot a man and a woman during a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, and the FBI is leading the inquiry with ATF assistance.
- DHS says the driver tried to run over agents and describes the gunfire as a defensive response, a narrative local officials have not corroborated.
- DHS identified the pair as Venezuelan migrants Luis David Nino-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras and alleged Tren de Aragua ties without providing evidence.
- The man was shot in the arm and the woman in the chest, both remained hospitalized in stable condition on Friday, and the FBI will assume custody upon their release, according to DHS and CNN.
- Oregon’s attorney general opened a separate state investigation as Portland’s mayor called for a pause to federal immigration operations and police reported six arrests at protests outside the ICE facility.