Border Patrol Shooting in Oregon Reveals Gaps in Immigration Enforcement and Public Safety

In Portland, Oregon, the shooting of a woman by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration enforcement operation has sparked renewed debate on America’s border security and law enforcement challenges. Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras, who was wounded during the incident on January 8, pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States and received one year of probation. But far from a simple legal case, this episode reveals troubling gaps that compromise both public safety and the rule of law. The incident occurred after Zambrano-Contreras and Luis Nino-Moncada—both linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua—were stopped while in a pickup truck at...