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Press Release | April 7, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 22 aliens west of San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest Phone: (206) 815-6689

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB-87335) interdicted 22 aliens aboard a 45-foot cabin cruiser approximately six miles west of Point Loma, California, Sunday.

At approximately 1:35 p.m., Narwhal’s crew encountered the vessel and conducted a boarding. The boarding team discovered 19 adult males, one adult female, one male minor and one female minor, all of whom claimed Mexican nationality.

The Coast Guard brought the aliens to Ballast Point where they were transferred to Imperial Beach Border Patrol personnel.