MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser’s crew transferred 30 aliens to The Bahamas, Wednesday.
Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine law enforcement crews notified Sector Miami command center watchstanders, Saturday, of an interdiction approximately 10 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.
“The Coast Guard continues to safeguard our borders with our state, federal, and international partners to stop illegal maritime migration voyages and to prevent the unnecessary loss of life at sea,” said Lt. Connor Pascale, Coast Guard liaison officer to U.S. Embassy Nassau. “Anyone attempting to enter the United States illegally by sea will be interdicted and repatriated to their country of origin or departure.”
Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, aliens are processed to determine their identity and are provided with food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed.
The Coast Guard, along with its Operation Vigilant Sentry partners, maintains a continued presence with air, land, and sea assets in the Florida Straits, the Windward Passage, the Mona Passage, and the Caribbean Sea. Operation Vigilant Sentry’s combined, multi-layered approach is designed to protect the safety of life at sea while preventing unlawful maritime entry to the United States and its territories.
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