Thread: CA: CBP arrests New Mexico officer: Entered San Ysidro port

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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Ex-Tucumcari officer arrested by border patrol

March 29, 2010 10:43 PM
Freedom New Mexico

A former Tucumcari police chief was arrested Friday and accused of trying to smuggle an illegal immigrant into the U.S.

Ronald Lewis Haley was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port near San Diego, according to a border patrol press release.

Haley, 41, was hired as the deputy police chief of Tucumcari on Oct. 6, 2007. He served as interim chief of police from July 13, 2007, following the resignation of Larry Ham.

At the time of his arrest, Haley was a member of the Bosque Farms Police Department near Albuquerque.

Border patrol agents said Haley drove up to the San Ysidro port of entry with a female passenger in a Chevy Tahoe with New Mexico plates.

Haley presented his valid travel documents, and presented a Mexican border crossing card for his female passenger, the release stated.

The CBP officer suspected the document did not belong to the female passenger, and referred the car and occupants for a more thorough inspection, according to the release.

Officers said they discovered the document actually belonged to the woman’s sister, and the woman did not have any legal documents to enter the U.S.

According to the release, Haley was being held at the San Diego Metropolitan Correctional Center awaiting charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego.

“There is no profile of what a smuggler looks like, so our officers have to expect to encounter anything. It is disheartening to see a police officer taken away in handcuffs to face charges,â€

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Catches Police Officer Attempting to Cross into U.S. with Illegal Alien

(Monday, March 29, 2010)

San Diego — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Friday stopped a New Mexico police officer at the San Ysidro port of entry when he attempted to enter the United States with an illegal alien.

At about 10 a.m. March 26, Ronald Lewis Haley, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen and member of the Bosque Farms Police Department near Albuquerque, New Mexico, drove up to the San Ysidro port of entry in a Chevy Tahoe with New Mexico plates. He was driving with a female passenger.

Haley presented his own valid travel documents, and presented a Mexican border crossing card for his female passenger. The CBP officer suspected that the document did not belong to the female passenger, and referred the car and occupants for a more thorough inspection.

CBP officers discovered that the document actually belonged to the woman’s sister, and that the woman did not have any legal documents to enter the United States.

CBP officers arrested Haley; he is currently being held at the San Diego Metropolitan Correctional Center awaiting charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego.

“There is no profile of what a smuggler looks like, so our officers have to expect to encounter anything. It is disheartening to see a police officer taken away in handcuffs to face charges,â€