Coast Guard repatriates 21 aliens to Dominican Republic following an unlawful migration voyage interdiction off Puerto Rico
A Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crewmember photographs an empty yola in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico April 20, 2026. Cutter Joseph Tezanos and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircrew interdicted 22 migrants aboard a makeshift vessel off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, April 19, 2026. Following the interdiction, cutter Joseph Tezanos rendezvoused with two Dominican Republic Navy patrol vessels off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and repatriated 21 of the migrants in the group. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)