Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras, a woman in the passenger seat, had been “involved” in a Portland shooting last year, the agency wrote. We see a pattern of victim-blaming, and it’s important we push back, because it’s propaganda.”None of the six border patrol agents involved in the Portland shooting recorded body-camera footage. Niño-Moncada, prosecutors alleged, reversed their vehicle, collided with an unoccupied border patrol car, then did a “forward/reverse maneuver multiple times”. The FBI’s affidavit alleged that Niño-Moncada later “admitted to intentionally ramming the Border Patrol vehicle in an attempt to flee”. His cousin, in a court filing, said Niño-Moncada was part of student protests in approximately 2014 where police used brutal force.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2026 22:59 UTC