Coast Guard, CBP, Dominican Republic Navy interdict 108 migrants near Puerto Rico

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/17/2024 08:00 PM EST

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Coast Guard, CBP, Dominican Republic Navy interdict 108 migrants near Puerto Rico
12/17/2024 07:38 PM EST

U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Dominican Republic Navy surface and air units interdicted three vessels carrying 108 migrants during three separate unlawful maritime migration voyages near Puerto Rico.   The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo completed the repatriation of 64 of the migrants from two of the interdictions to authorities from the Dominican Republic Navy in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Tuesday. 
Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo working with a Customs and Border Protection aircraft interdicts an unlawful migration voyage vessel south of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Dec. 16, 2024. The 53 migrants interdicted in this voyage were repatriated along with 55 migrants from two separate interdictions to Dominican Republic Navy authorities in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Dec. 17, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

 

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