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CBIG partners detain 12 Dominicans interdicted at sea

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Caribbean Border Interagency Group law enforcement authorities detained 12 Dominican migrants Tuesday, following an at-sea interdiction Monday.
Criminal Division Chief José Ruiz Santiago and Assistant U.S. Attorney Evelyn Canals from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico accepted to prosecute the Dominicans for attempting to enter illegally into the United States [...]

Coast Guard rescues 12 Cubans stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard helicopter crews from Air Station Borinquen hoisted to safety 12 Cuban migrants Friday, who were stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico since Thursday.

Cutter Tahoma Returning to Maine from Haiti

KITTERY, MAINE ­­­­– The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, based at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is scheduled to return home today after a 56-day patrol in the Caribbean, which included providing support to Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Coast Guard Rescues and Repatriates 88 Haitians

MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma repatriated 88 Haitian nationals to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday.

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable to return home after 41-day patrol

CAPE MAY, N.J. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable is scheduled to return to their homeport of Cape May Friday at 11 a.m. after a 41-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.

Coast Guard repatriates 88 Haitian nationals

MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma repatriated 88 Haitian nationals to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday.

U.S. Government Repatriates 78 Haitian Nationals

MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable repatriated 78 Haitian nationals to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, after receiving authority for the operation from U.S. interagency members.