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a woman was shot border patrol Agent during the most recent immigration stay portland, oregonOn Thursday, he pleaded guilty to entering the United States illegally and was sentenced to one year of probation.
Yolenis Zambrano-Contreras appeared via video from an immigration detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, for a federal court hearing in Portland, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. She will not go to jail, but will be subject to location monitoring and certain nighttime curfew requirements while on probation. Under a negotiated settlement of the case, she will be able to remain without custody in Oregon, news outlets reported.
The case was initially filed in TexasShe was charged with illegally entering the United States but waived her right to be prosecuted there, the outlet reported.
The Jan. 8 shooting, a day after a federal agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis, sparked protests over agents’ aggressive tactics in immigration enforcement operations.
this FBI No surveillance or other video was found of the shooting in which a Border Patrol agent wounded Zambrano-Contreras and Luis Nino-Moncada in a pickup truck in a medical building parking lot, it said in a court filing.
According to court documents, agents opened fire after Nino-Moncada put the truck in reverse and rammed it multiple times into an empty vehicle rented by Border Patrol agents, smashing the headlights and knocking off the front bumper. The truck struck the agent, who feared for his life and fired two shots, documents said.
Ninoy-Moncada was indicted on charges of aggravated assault on a federal employee and destruction of federal property. He has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody ahead of a jury trial in March.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Zambrano-Contreras and Nino Moncada entered the United States illegally in 2023 and 2022, respectively, and were affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
Portland Police Chief Bob Day confirmed the two men had “some connection” to the gang. He said the two men came to the attention of police during an investigation into a July shooting believed to have been carried out by gang members, but they were not identified as suspects.
Zambrano-Contreras had previously been arrested for prostitution, and Nino-Moncada was present when a search warrant was issued in the case, Day said.
On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacey Beckman also ordered Zambrano-Contreras not to be in areas where prostitution occurs, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.