Coast Guard returns 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic

Coast Guard returns 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard returned 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of a migrant vessel in the Mona Passage near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Border Interagency...

Coast Guard repatriate 33 Dominican migrants

Coast Guard repatriate 33 Dominican migrants
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon returned 34 migrants to the Dominican Republic Thursday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of the...

Coast Guard returns 40 migrants to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Coast Guard returns 40 migrants to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore returned 40 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Tuesday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts...

Coast Guard returns 49 migrants to the Dominican Republic

Coast Guard returns 49 migrants to the Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon repatriated 49 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency...

Coast Guard repatriates 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic

Coast Guard repatriates 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico Friday morning. One other man from this case, also a Dominican Republic national, is facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico on charges of attempted...

Coast Guard repatriates 26 Dominicans, 61 Haitians

Coast Guard repatriates 26 Dominicans, 61 Haitians
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 26 Dominican nationals and returned 61 of 65 Haitians to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Friday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyage vessels Wednesday and Thursday in the Mona Passage. Two Haitian minors, each accompanied by their mothers, who were interdicted in Thursday’s group will be...

Coast Guard repatriates 27 to the Dominican Republic

Coast Guard repatriates 27 to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon repatriated 27 Dominican nationals to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in waters north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group CBIG. Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon...

Coast Guard rescues 55 migrants stranded on Monito Island

Coast Guard rescues 55 migrants stranded on Monito Island
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez Over the Horizon boat rescues a group of 55 migrants Jan. 19, 2023, who were left stranded by smugglers on Monito Island, Puerto Rico.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez rescued 55 migrants Thursday, who were left abandoned and stranded by smugglers on the uninhabited natural...

Coast Guard repatriates 50 people to Dominican Republic Navy

Coast Guard repatriates 50 people to Dominican Republic Navy
The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 48 Dominican Republic nationals and returned two Haitians to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Oct. 24, 2022, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in the Mona Passage Oct. 23, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 50 from a group of 54 undocumented...