San Diego, CA
Boat Carrying Dozens Of Migrants Intercepted Off San Diego Coast: Coast Guard
SAN DIEGO, CA — The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying 36 people who were attempting to enter the country illegally on Saturday, military officials said.
The crew aboard the Coast Guard’s Sea Otter spotted the 33-foot boat about seven nautical miles off Point Loma. It was operating without navigation lights, officials said.
“The Sea Otter’s boarding team, along with members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection boarded the vessel and discovered the 37 migrants aboard,” the Coast Guard said in a release.
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The 37 people were taken to the Ballast Point Coast Guard base before being transferred to Customs and Border Protection, officials said.
Of those people, 30 were Mexican nationals, two were Salvadoran, three were Guatemalan, and one was Colombian. The operator of the boat was a U.S. citizen, officials said.
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