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Former DHS official calls out Portland police chief’s tearful remarks on gang suspects who attacked feds
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Former acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli criticized Portland leadership after the city’s police chief appeared emotional while confirming that two suspects shot during a federal immigration operation had suspected ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
Portland Chief of Police Bob Day spoke at a press conference on Friday when he confirmed a DHS statement linking the two individuals shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent to TdA.
Ken Cuccinelli criticized Portland’s policing priorities as “soft,” arguing that the city’s policies are detrimental to public safety. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
The suspects, Luis David Nino-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, “weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin alleged in a press release.
“This information in no way is meant to disparage, or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday,” Day said while wiping his eyes, prompting mockery by Fox News hosts.
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Portland Police Chief Bob Day wipes away tears while speaking at a news conference on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after confirming that two illegal immigrants shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent had ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. (KPTV)
“Do we have a girly man problem with police chiefs in our country?” host Rachel Campos-Duffy asked Cuccinelli after playing a clip from Day’s press conference on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.
“It’s Portland, Rachel. They have a girly man problem that’s much broader than just the police chief,” Cuccinelli replied. “This is a statewide problem, and they’re not the only state.”
Cuccinelli argued that “hiring for softness instead of for toughness and reliability” has undermined public safety in Portland.
He warned that Tren de Aragua is a fast-growing danger in the United States.
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“They escalated up the ramp of violence, if you will, much faster than other gangs like, say, MS-13.”
It appears CBP “responded appropriately,” Cuccinelli added, “but this is definitely one we’re going to want to see all of the evidence [for].”
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Cuccinelli also praised Day for correcting himself after initially hesitating to disclose the suspects’ ties to TdA.
“I appreciated that the police chief corrected his error,” he said. “He’s the only person on the left who’s been critical and then come back and corrected his errors.”
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SEATTLE – Canadian officials are turning to the Pacific Northwest public for help identifying a kayaker who died along the shores of a Vancouver, B.C. beach in 2022.
Microscopic pollen spores discovered on the Jane Doe’s personal belongings unlocked a major breakthrough in the four-year-old cold case, leading investigators to believe she likely spent her last days in the Seattle or Portland area.
The backstory:
On Sept. 29, 2022, at approximately 9 p.m., a tugboat crew navigating the waters off Spanish Banks in English Bay, Vancouver, spotted something floating in the dark.
The crew discovered it was a woman and pulled her from the water, but she died hours after rescue. An inflatable kayak was also found drifting nearby, but there was no identification on the woman, only a backpack, candy, sweater, and insulin.
Photos of the unidentified kayaker found in English Bay in 2022.
Investigators believe the woman was in her 30s and of African descent. No missing person was found to match her description through DNA and fingerprint testing.
An autopsy found the woman did not die of drowning, but showed signs of severe anaphylaxis, meaning she could have had a fatal medical emergency while out on the water. Foul play is not suspected.
Dig deeper:
After efforts to identify the Jane Doe yielded no results, Vancouver, B.C. police sent the woman’s backpack and sweater across the border for testing of environmental particles.
According to the report, fabric on the woman’s sweater contained pollen grains and fern spores unique to the Interstate 5 corridor of the Pacific Northwest, specifically in the Seattle and Portland areas.
What you can do:
Authorities hope the results of the chemical analysis, along with the woman’s photo, will help someone recognize the unidentified kayaker.
If you have any information, please contact investigators at 604-717-0619 or email thekayaker@vpd.ca.
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A crash Monday afternoon has closed all lanes of traffic on the Seward Highway near Portage, the Anchorage Police Department said.
Officers were on scene for a vehicle collision at Mile 80 of the highway, with all lanes closed, according to a traffic alert from police.
The department said drivers should expect delays.
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