Coast Guard interdicts 2 aliens near Mission Bay

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/06/2026 05:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard interdicts 2 aliens near Mission Bay
05/06/2026 04:36 PM EDT

U.S. Coast Guard District Southwest Phone: (206) 815-6689 SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard members interdicted two suspected aliens near the entrance of Mission Bay in San Diego, Monday afternoon.
At approximately 3 p.m., watch standers at the Joint Harbor Operations Center detected a 30-foot cabin cruiser transiting into U.S. territorial waters. A Coast Guard Station San Diego 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boarding team was launched to intercept. The boarding team conducted the interdiction with no use of force and identified two suspected aliens aboard the vessel. Both suspected aliens claimed Mexican nationality and were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody.