Border patrol shooting in Portland raises questions about law enforcement training

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM EST

Federal agents in Portland shot and wounded two people, one day after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by immigration agents, raising questions about the frequency of such events and the training of federal law enforcement officers.

Attorney John Sandweg, former director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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