Incident Involving Undocumented Agent in Portland
An undocumented agent associated with the Torren de Aragua gang has been charged for violently striking a Border Patrol vehicle while agents were carrying out immigration operations in Portland, Oregon, known as a sanctuary city.
On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that Luis Nino-Moncada, an undocumented gang member from Venezuela, allegedly rammed a Border Patrol vehicle in an effort to obstruct enforcement actions related to immigration.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated, “The Department of Justice will take full action against those who cross the red line of assaulting law enforcement. This man is an illegal alien with connections to a foreign terrorist organization and should never have entered our country. We will ensure he remains in custody in the United States.”
The complaint details that Border Patrol agents were executing an immigration raid aimed at arresting female members of Torren de Aragua, who were thought to be part of a gang-operated prostitution operation, when they found Nino-Moncada in a vehicle with one of the women.
Agents requested that Nino-Moncada exit the vehicle since the woman was in the passenger seat. However, he did not comply. Instead, he reversed the car at high speed into an unattended Border Patrol vehicle, causing significant damage as he continued to drive.
Deputies reported that Nino-Moncada later fled the scene and acknowledged that he deliberately crashed into the Border Patrol vehicle to evade capture.
Nino-Moncada has been charged with aggravated assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon and theft of federal property valued over $1,000. He is currently in federal custody.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, Nino-Moncada illegally crossed the southern border in 2022 and was allowed entry into the U.S. by the Biden administration. At the time of the alleged assault, he had already been arrested for drunk driving and unauthorized vehicle use, and was subject to a final deportation order.
