The Coast Guard American in Puerto Rico announced today the repatriation of 24 Dominican migrants after having intercepted your boat on the coast of Aguadilla, in the west of the island.
This vessel was detected during a routine patrol by the crew of an aircraft of Maritime Control of Customs and Border Protection last Sunday, 18 miles west of the coast of the Puerto Rican municipality of Aguadilla.
After the sighting, the Coast Guard Joseph Napier intercepted the 30-foot smuggling boat, which was carrying 25 people.
Of the total of migrants, 24 were taken yesterday back to Dominican Republic and one remains in custody to face federal prosecution on charges of attempted illegal reentry to U.S.
The Coast Guard frequently intercepts vessels with Dominican or Haitian migrants who attempt to reach the United States illegally in the Mona canal, That separates Puerto Rico from Dominican Republic.
On December 24, the federal agency reported the repatriation of 58 other Dominican migrants located in two boats also off the coast of Aguadilla, in northwestern Puerto Rico.
Illegal yola trips to the neighboring island have become fashionable again after the Covid-19 pandemic.
