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Coast Guard removed 30 migrants from uninhabited island

The 'Joseph Doyle (WPC 1133)' rescued 30 migrants who were stranded on the uninhabited Mona Island between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, on March 15. They were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol Ramey Sector agents in Mayaguez for processing and removal. A good Samaritan had notified a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew of people signaling distress from the uninhabited nature reserve on the afternoon of March 14. The Air Station Borinquen aircrew diverted to investigate the report and notified Sector San Juan that they observed a landed vessel covered in foliage and people scrambling to hide as the helicopter passed overhead. Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders diverted the 'Joseph Doyle' to respond, which took on board the 27 Haitian nationals and three Dominican Republic nationals, with the assistance of park rangers from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4122221/coast-guard-removes-30-aliens-from-uninhabited-mona-island-transfers-to-border/

Coastguard returned 58 interdicted migrants

The 'Joseph Doyle' repatriated 58 people to the Dominican Republic on Jan 15, 2025, following the interdiction of two vessels near Puerto Rico. Four of the interdicted migrants remained in U.S. custody and were facing possible federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico on charges of attempting to illegally re‑enter the United States in violation of Title 8, U.S.C., Section 1326, and failure to heave in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 2237. The first interdiction occurred on the morning of Jan 13, after a Customs and Border Protection Caribbean Air and Marine Branch crew on a routine patrol detected a 25-foot makeshift vessel in waters southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Sector San Juan watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Joseph Tezanos' to respond. Shortly thereafter, it arrived on-scene and deployed the Over the Horizon Boat which stopped the compliant suspect vessel. While the 'Joseph Tezanos' was in the process of disembarking the migrants, the boat crew reported that three people, who had remained aboard the makeshift vessel, re‑energized the vessel engines, and attempted to flee the scene with several migrants who had not yet been disembarked from the boat. The Coast Guard crew reestablished pursuit and successfully stopped the suspect vessel. Following the interdiction, the 'Joseph Tezanos' embarked all 41 migrants, 21 of whom claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals and 20 to be Haitian nationals. The second interdiction occurred the afternoon of Jan 13, after a Customs and Border Protection Caribbean Air and Marine Branch crew on a routine patrol detected a 30-foot makeshift boat northwest of Aguadilla. Sector San Juan watchstanders diverted the 'Joseph Tezanos' to respond. Shortly thereafter, it arrived on-scene and deployed the Over the Horizon Boat to stop the migrant boat. The operator refused to stop and conducted aggressive evasive maneuvers to flee the area. The boat crew successfully stopped the suspect vessel. Following the interdiction, the crew embarked 21 migrants, 17 of whom claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals and four to be Haitian nationals. The 'Joseph Doyle' repatriated the migrants from both cases to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, on Jan 15, where they were received by Dominican Republic Navy authorities. Meanwhile, the migrants facing prosecution were transferred to U.S. Ramey Sector Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4032184/coast-guard-returns-58-migrants-to-dominican-republic-following-maritime-interd/

58 migrants interdicted in Mona Passage

The Coast Guard Cutters 'Joseph Doyle' and 'Joseph Napier' returned 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Octz 5 and Oct 7, following the interdictions of an irregular, unlawful maritime migration voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The 'Joseph Doyle' returned 56 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel on Oct 5, while the 'Joseph Napier' repatriated two remaining migrants from the group to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel on Oct 7, just off Punta Cana. The interdiction occurred on the evening of Oct 2,, when the crew of the 'Joseph Doyle' sighted a grossly overloaded makeshift vessel in the Mona Passage waters east of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The cutter embarked all 58 migrants, consisting of 42 men and seven women, who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals, seven men and one woman who claimed to be Haitian nationals, and one man who claimed to be a Venezuelan national. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3928359/coast-guard-returns-58-migrants-to-dominican-republic-following-at-sea-interdic/