Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters seized more than a dozen suspected illegal immigrants off the coast of San Diego on Wednesday.
According to a news release from the Coast Guard, before 4:30am, the crew on one of the cutters intercepted a 20-foot cabin-style ship carrying 15 illegal immigrants about 10 miles northwest of Point Roma.
According to the release, the boat has 11 adult men and four adult women, all claiming Mexican nationality.
All 15 illegal immigrants were taken into custody by the Coast Guard and handed over to US Border Patrol personnel.
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The boat carried 15 people. Everything was taken into custody. (USCG)
The arrests came after a record-breaking immigration operation in Florida, resulting in more than 1,100 arrests in just a week.
Operation Wave, a massive immigration enforcement crackdown, included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Miami and several Florida law enforcement agencies.
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Just four days after the surgery, authorities announced that nearly 800 people had been arrested, including convicted Colombian murderers, members of the MS-13 and 18th Street gang, and Russians. Interpol Red Notification Due to manslaughter.
Two Coast Guard cutters joined Takedown. (USCG)
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There was a pushback amid a debate over justified proceedings, but ICE arrested more than 66,000 illegal immigrants and deleted more than 65,000 in the first 100 days of the president's second term.
These arrests included allegations of 2,288 gang members from Tren de Aragua, MS-13, 18th Street and other gangs.
He filed illegal immigration on a boat off the coast of California. (USCG)
In addition to gang members, Ice said more than 1,300 of those arrested were charged or convicted of sexual offences, while 498 people were accused or convicted of murder.
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“If you enter this country illegally, you are a criminal,” Ice Deputy Director Madison Xiahan said at a press conference Thursday. “You will be deported. You will have the opportunity to return to this country through the correct immigration process.
“We experience them every day, but our first goal is to keep Americans safe from criminals walking through this country that should never have been let go in the first place.”
