Coast Guard interdicts 15 aliens near San Clemente Island

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U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District PA Detachment San Diego
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01/13/2026 08:38 PM EST

SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard members interdicted 15 suspected aliens approximately 24 miles southwest of San Clemente Island, Tuesday morning.At 9:43 p.m., Monday night, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center received a report of an unidentified vessel transiting towards U.S. waters and dispatched Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) crew members.