"Yesterday in Portland, Ore., a Customs and Border Patrol agent shot and injured two people. The mayor of Portland is now calling for an end to all ICE activity in the area. The incident comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota. Good was shot while inside her car during an encounter with multiple ICE agents. NPR has confirmed the identity of the shooter to be Jonathan Ross, NPR's Meg Anderson tells Up First."
"Department of Homeland Security officers say he is an experienced officer, not a recent hire. The FBI has taken over the investigation, Anderson adds. State authorities say they no longer have access to evidence about the shooting, which means the federal government is the only entity investigating a shooting committed by its own agent. Yesterday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz questioned the fairness of the investigation."
"Shootings by immigration authorities appear to be becoming more frequent as the Trump administration ramps up its immigration crackdowns, NPR's Sergio Martinez-Beltran says. Yesterday, Vice President JD Vance confirmed that immigration agents in Minneapolis were going door to door to find undocumented migrants. Martinez-Beltran says this strategy is unusual given that ICE operations are typically targeted. He adds that these shootings could be a devastating side effect of this broader approach."
Two separate federal immigration shootings occurred this week. In Portland, a Customs and Border Patrol agent shot and injured two people, prompting the mayor to call for an end to ICE activity in the area. In Minnesota, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good while she was inside her car during an encounter with multiple agents. The FBI has taken over the Minnesota investigation, and state authorities no longer have access to evidence, making the federal government the sole investigator. Protests have grown in Minneapolis, and officials have questioned the fairness of the investigation. Expanded door-to-door enforcement in Minneapolis has raised concerns that broader tactics may increase deadly encounters.
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