TX Cop Accused of Attempting to Smuggle Boyfriend Past Immigration Checkpoint

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A police officer from this border city is expected to be released on bond following her arrest on federal human smuggling charges for allegedly trying to get her boyfriend past an immigration checkpoint.

Brownsville Police Officer Valerie Rivas has been in federal custody since her February 26 arrest near the Padre Island National Seashore when she was arrested allegedly with illegal immigrants. Court documents obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed that Rivas reportedly arranged for Alfredo Salazar Hernandez, her boyfriend of 12 years, to be smuggled from Brownsville to Victoria, Texas on February 24. Salazar is an illegal immigrant from Tabasco, Mexico. This week, a federal magistrate judge set bond for Rivas at $20,000.

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