CBP arrests New Mexico officer: Entered San Ysidro port with undocumented woman
March 29, 2:41 PMSan Diego Crime ExaminerSteve Perez

Federal border agents arrested a New Mexico police officer after he attempted to bring an illegal alien into the U.S. via the San Ysidro port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said.

The attempt was made on Friday around 10 a.m., the CBP said in a statement.

Ronald Lewis Haley, a 41-year old U.S. citizen who's a member of the Bosque Farms Police Department near Albuquerque, N.M., drove into the port in a Chevy Tahoe with New Mexico plates.

He had a female passenger, agents said.

Haley presented his own travel documents which were valid, and also a Mexican border crossing card for his passenger.

The CBP officer suspected the document did not belong to the woman. The car and its occupants were sent to a secondary inspection area.

Their investigation showed the document belonged to the woman’s sister. The woman possesses no documents to enter the U.S., the CBP said.

??Haley was arrested and the case is being reviewed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego.

In a statement, CBP port director Chris Matson called the arrest "disheartening."??

“Spotting an imposter to a legal document is a difficult task, but one that officers here at San Ysidro perform countless times a day," he said.

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