Posted on 01/10/2026 2:56:24 PM PST by Morgana
Somali-born Oregon state Senate senator Kayse Jama criticized federal immigration enforcement officers Thursday night following a federal agent’s shooting of two people in Portland, telling them they were not welcome in the community.
Speaking at a news conference alongside Portland’s mayor and other state and local leaders, Jama, a Somali‑born refugee and Oregon Democrat, addressed federal agencies, including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying, “This is Oregon. We do not need you. You’re not welcome. And you need to get the hell out of our community.”
The remarks came amid fallout from a Thursday afternoon incident in which federal Customs and Border Protection agents shot and wounded two people in Portland during a vehicle stop. The Department of Homeland Security said the driver “weaponized his vehicle” and attempted to run over agents, prompting an agent to fire in self‑defense. Both people were hospitalized and later taken into federal custody.
DHS identified the two individuals as Venezuelan nationals with alleged ties to the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.
“The driver of the vehicle, Luis David Nico Moncada is a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and suspected Tren de Aragua gang member. He illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Since then, he was arrested for DUI and unauthorized use of a vehicle. He has a final order of removal,” DHS posted on X. “The passenger, Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras is a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and is associated with Tren de Aragua. She illegally entered the U.S. in 2023 near El Paso, Texas, and was RELEASED into this country by the Biden administration. Since illegally entering, Contreras played an active role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and was involved with a prior shooting in Portland.”
Despite this, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson joined calls for a pause in federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, urging ICE to halt activities while investigations proceed. Wilson also referenced national tensions following a similar federal agent‑involved shooting in Minneapolis earlier in the week. “This is a moment to hold each other close,” Wilson said.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek called for a “full, comprehensive” investigation into the Portland shooting, saying state officials would work to determine whether federal officers acted appropriately.
WHAT CITIZENSHIP???
IIRC-—MOST ARE GUESTS
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TRADE
THROW IN CALIF
My sympathies. That is a tough thing for you to do. How do have civil conversations?
. And you need to get the hell out of our community.”
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That is exactly what ICE is doing!
Obama’s ICE agents arrested nearly two million bad guys and Biden ICE arrested at least a half million.
Trump didn’t just start using ICE.
Take pity, these people are either mentally deficient or mentally defective.
Oregon: Begone; Get the hell out of the Union. Take California, Washington and Minnesota with you.
SC said the same thing in 1861. Didn’t end well.
Embrace “and”.
But this is not enough. There is an abundance of evil and ill intent.
Somali AND red-dots.
Get the hell out of my country, you corrupt third-world trash.
Who do you think you are, trying to order Americans around? You have a double-digit IQ. Begone!
Somalis get the hell out of the United States. NOW.
“This is Oregon. We do not need you. You’re not welcome”
That’s kinda what everyone is thinkin’ about you MFer. LOL
And those who voted for him if not it’s only going to get a worse with more of them.
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