In brief
Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras entered a guilty plea regarding her illegal entry into the United States and was sentenced to one year of probation, including location monitoring and curfew restrictions. The incident occurred during a Border Patrol operation in Portland, which has sparked protests about aggressive tactics used during immigration enforcement.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras, a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon, during an immigration stop, pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally entering the United States and was sentenced to one year of probation. She will avoid prison time but must comply with strict location monitoring and curfew rules.Zambrano-Contreras appeared via video link from an immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, during her federal court hearing, as reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive. Originally charged in Texas, she opted not to appear there for prosecution. The shooting incident, which took place on January 8, triggered widespread protests against alleged aggressive tactics employed by federal agents during immigration enforcement.On the day of the incident, the FBI reported they found no surveillance or video evidence of the shooting, in which Zambrano-Contreras and Luis Nino-Moncada were shot while inside a pickup truck at a medical complex parking lot. The Border Patrol agent fired his weapon after claiming he feared for his life as the vehicle reversed toward him, causing property damage.Nino-Moncada is currently facing separate charges for aggravated assault on a federal employee and remains in custody, denied bail until a jury trial scheduled for March. Authorities indicated that both individuals had entered the U.S. illegally and were linked to a Venezuelan gang.On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman also ordered Zambrano-Contreras to avoid areas associated with prostitution, indicating a past arrest related to such activities.
