India, Jan. 9 -- Tensions over the United States' aggressive immigration enforcement escalated sharply after federal agents shot two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, just a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.

The back-to-back incidents have intensified protests, deepened rifts between state and federal authorities, and reignited debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policies and the limits of executive power.

Federal agents opened fire during an operation in Portland on Thursday, leaving two people injured. According to local police, both victims were later taken to a hospital, with one reportedly shot in the leg and the other in the chest. Their co...