US EditionWoman shot by Border Patrol during Oregon immigration stop sentenced for illegally entering US
Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras received one year probation with location monitoring and curfew after pleading guilty to illegal entry linked to alleged gang-related activities.
- On Thursday, Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras pleaded guilty in Portland federal court to illegally entering the U.S. and was sentenced to one year of probation after appearing by video from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
- Border Patrol officers say they stopped the truck in an Adventist Health parking lot, Southeast Portland, after 'concerned citizens' reported a possible shooting, with federal officials alleging ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
- On Jan. 8, 2026, six Border Patrol officers boxed in the red Toyota Tacoma and an agent fired after the driver allegedly tried to run over agents, wounding Zambrano-Contreras, who had surgery at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center before moving to ICE custody.
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Woman shot by Border Patrol in Portland pleads guilty to improperly entering US in 2023
The woman shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Portland Jan. 8 pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal misdemeanor, for improperly entering the United States more than two years ago.A federal judge sentenced Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras to one year of probation.According to court records, Zambrano-Contreras entered into the U.S. on Sept. 16, 2023, through the southern border, roughly one mile east of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Tex…
Woman shot by Border Patrol agents in Portland pleads guilty to improper entry to U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The woman who was shot by border patrol agents in Portland earlier this month pleaded guilty to improper entry into the U.S. Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras was sentenced to a year of probation. The other person who was shot, Luis Nino-Moncada, is being held without bail as he faces federal charges. In court documents [...]
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Independent EspañolPORTLAND, Oregon, USA (AP) — A woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent during a recent immigration raid in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally entering the United States and was sentenced to one year's probation. Yorlenys Zambrano Contreras appeared for her hearing via a video call from an immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, reported The Oregonian/OregonLive. She will not spend time in prison but will ha…
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