Coast Guard Repatriates 60 Illegal Immigrants After Intercepting Vessel off Puerto Rico

Another vessel with 15 illegal immigrants, all Mexican nationals, was interdicted last week offshore San Diego.

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis and a Customs and Border Protection multi-role enforcement aircraft crew interdict an unlawful migration voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico on March 27, 2026. U.S. Coast Guard photo

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) repatriated 60 illegal immigrants to the Dominican Republic on March 30 after earlier interdicting these individuals in a vessel near Puerto Rico, the agency has said.

“The repatriated aliens were transferred to Dominican Republic Navy authorities including 43 men and 11 women who claimed Haitian nationality and five other men and one woman who claimed Dominican Republic nationality,” USCG said in a March 30 statement. “No minors were identified in this case.”