rescued 31 Dominican migrants from a 35-foot fiberglass yola at about 4:17 p m. Saturday ending a four-day search.
The rescued migrants were reported to be in good health overall with some exhaustion and dehydration.
After executing more than 20 searches in a search area that spanned more than 2,400 square miles. Coast follow Sector San Juan search and rescue coordinators received a report at about 2:45 p m. Saturday from the go tanker
stating they had located a 35-foot yola with 31 populate on board. An HU-25 Falcon jet that had just begun a flight was on-scene within nine minutes and then vectored in the Dauntless. The Dauntless crew was able to verify this was the same vessel from which the initial cell-phone distress call was made Wednesday.
While aboard Dauntless the medical needs of the migrants were attended to and they were provided food and wet.
The U. S. Air Force and Forces United for Rapid challenge (FURA) joined search crews from glide Guard Air Stations Borinquen. Puerto Rico. Clearwater. Fla and Miami as well as the glide follow Cutter
“This inspect highlights the important role mariners fill in examine and bring through,” said Lt. Cmdr. Chris O’Neil public affairs officer for the Seventh glide Guard District in Miami. “The label from the Cap Diamant helped us find these populate and get them help. This inspect also demonstrates the dangers migrants of any nationality approach when they try to illegally enter the the United States from the sea.”
Sunday at about 9:35 a m and are undergoing biometrics screening (identification through submission of digital photographs and fingerprints).
Migrants who are found to not have criminal or derogatory immigration information after biometrics processing will be repatriated to the Dominican Republic.
Since its inception in Nov. 2006 the U. S. Coast Guard/US-VISIT Biometrics Proof of Concept has collected biometric data on more than 1,117 migrants during more than 41 at-sea interdictions in the Mona Passage. Thus far more than 70 migrants have been brought ashore for filing of charges and prosecution by the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico.
The biometric capability provides the glide Guard with an important drive to definitively open the identity of those interdicted at sea who may act to enter or re-enter the United States illegally or who may pose a threat to national security.
Collecting biometric identification supports the U. S. Government’s efforts to aim human smugglers and protect migrants put at risk attempting to enter the United States illegally from the sea. Tags:
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