Illegal criminals released into US by Biden admin ID’d as Portland Tren de Aragua gangbangers shot while trying to mow down feds

The married Tren de Aragua gangbangers who were shot after they tried to mow down ICE agents in Portland were let loose by the Biden administration despite lengthy rap sheets, Homeland Security officials said.

A CBP agent opened fire on Venezuelan gangsters Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras after they “weaponized” their car fleeing a traffic stop Thursday, said a DHS statement.

Moncada, a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member, entered the US illegally in 2022 but was released by the Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday.

Since being cut loose, he’s been busted for drunk driving, unauthorized use of a vehicle and has a final order of removal, the agency said.

Zambrano-Contreras allegedly “played an active role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring,” according to DHS. She entered the US in 2023 near El Paso, Texas, and was also let go by the Biden administration. She was involved in a previous shooting in Portland, DHS said.

The two were married, sources told CNN.

Moncada was shot in the arm, and Zambrano-Contreras was in the chest, sources told the outlet.

The agents had pulled over the vehicle and identified themselves to the pair inside – but the driver then allegedly tried to run them over, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said Thursday.

“Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” she said.

Portland police said a man and a woman were found with gunshot wounds near Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside Street in Portland around 2:20 p.m. local time, after the man called authorities for help. The shooting happened about three miles away, cops said.

The pair were rushed to a local hospital in unknown conditions.