Coast Guard, partners interdict 21 aliens, medevac man from vessel near San Clemente Island

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/31/2026 07:30 PM EDT

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Coast Guard, partners interdict 21 aliens, medevac man from vessel near San Clemente Island
07/31/2026 06:40 PM EDT

U.S. Coast Guard crews and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Marine Interdiction Agents interdicted 21 suspected aliens approximately 14 miles west of San Clemente Island, Wednesday.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations crew along with a Coast Guard boarding team assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach interdict 21 suspected aliens approximately 14 miles West of San Clemente Island, July 29, 2026. One person was found unresponsive and medevaced to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by a Coast Guard Air Station Ventura MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew.