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75 Migrants Detained in Puerto Rico Waters Repatriated to the Dominican Republic

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • U.S. authorities repatriated 75 migrants to the Dominican Republic after intercepting an improvised vessel in the Mona Passage.
  • The Coast Guard said its crews rescued 77 people from a severely overloaded boat near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
  • The operation began after a Customs and Border Protection aircraft crew reported the suspicious vessel.

U.S. authorities repatriated 75 migrants to the Dominican Republic after intercepting an improvised vessel in the Mona Passage, off Puerto Rico’s western coast, the U.S. Coast Guard reported Friday.

“Thanks to the teamwork of the Coast Guard and partner agencies, 77 people were rescued from an improvised and severely overloaded vessel,” said Matthew Pinhey, commander of the Coast Guard cutter Joseph Doyle.

Coast Guard operators in the San Juan Sector received a report from the crew of a Customs and Border Protection aircraft. The aircraft had spotted the severely overloaded vessel northwest of Aguadilla, a municipality in western Puerto Rico.

The control center redirected the Joseph Doyle to intercept the suspected vessel and ordered an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from the Coast Guard’s air unit to take off. The authorities later repatriated 75 of the migrants to the Dominican Republic.

Thanks to the teamwork of the Coast Guard and partner agencies, 77 people were rescued from an improvised and severely overloaded vessel.

· Matthew PinheyThe commander of the Coast Guard cutter Joseph Doyle described the rescue operation in an official statement.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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