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Press Release | July 5, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts three aliens 10 miles off Imperial Beach

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District Public Affairs: 206-815-6689

SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Station San Diego interdicted three aliens aboard a 16-foot motorboat approximately 10 miles off Imperial Beach, Saturday.

At 2:11 pm, Station San Diego watch-standers received a report of a vessel displaying suspicious behavior and diverted a small-boat crew to investigate.

The Coast Guard crew pursued the vessel and engaged in disabling fire. A boarding team boarded the vessel and discovered three aliens and an operator, all claiming Mexican nationality.

The vessel and the 4 aliens were transferred to the custody of Imperial Beach Border Patrol at Ballast Point.