East Portland Councilors Candace Avalos, Jamie Dunphy, and Loretta Smith have responded to an incident in which ICE agents reportedly shot two individuals in the Hazelwood neighborhood. The councilors noted the event follows a separate shooting involving an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
"Today ICE shot two of our East Portland neighbors – just one day after an ICE agent shot and killed a Minneapolis mother," the councilors stated. According to the Portland Government, they emphasized that ICE actions create fear and unrest in the community and called for accountability: "The real threat to community safety is the ICE agents harassing, targeting, detaining — and in some tragic cases — killing our neighbors."
The councilors also warned that the federal government might attempt to control the narrative surrounding these incidents, citing past actions such as deploying the National Guard. They pledged to remain vigilant against aggressive immigration enforcement and federal overreach, while acknowledging first responders and expressing sympathies to the victims and their families. Additional updates will be provided as information becomes available.
