Oregon to investigate Border Patrol shooting of man and woman who authorities say have ties to notorious gang

(CNN) — Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and across the US.

The Department of Homeland Security said the two people involved were tied to Tren de Aragua. Portland Police Chief Bob Day said they do have “some nexus” to the gang during a news conference Friday.

The two people who were shot are in stable condition and are “on the road to recovery,” Day said.

Both remain in federal custody, the chief added.

The shooting happened Thursday during a targeted vehicle stop around 2:19 p.m. Portland time, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. She said the driver tried to run over a Border Patrol agent, and the agent opened fir...