Coast Guard returns 58 migrants to Dominican Republic following maritime interdiction of 2 vessels near Puerto Rico
U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, receive custody of four migrants from a Coast Guad boat crew, following the interdiction of an unlawful irregular migration voyage off, Puerto Rico, Jan. 13, 2025. The migrants face possible federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico on charges of attempt to illegally reenter 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. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)