Federal agents intercepted a boat packed with 14 illegal aliens off Newport Beach, the latest in a string of vessels carrying migrants near the wealthy Southern California enclave.A U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations crew stopped the vessel south of Newport Beach at about 1:30 p.m.
Friday, CBP told Fox News Digital.The group included 11 men, two women and an accompanied boy, all of whom were identified as Mexican nationals.COAST GUARD OPENS FIRE ON BOAT SMUGGLING 25 CHINESE NATIONALS NEAR FLORIDA AFTER IT REFUSED TO STOPAgents transported the group and vessel to a U.S.Coast Guard dock in Newport Beach before turning all 14 over to Border Patrol for processing and seizing the boat.Fourteen illegal aliens are transported by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection after agents intercepted a vessel south of Newport Beach on Oct.3.
(Credit: KTTV)One person was evaluated for possible dehydration and seasickness but was stable and cleared by emergency medical personnel, CBP said.TOP DOJ OFFICIAL WARNS OF DEADLY SMUGGLING ROUTE AFTER 42 VANISH AT SEA"Maritime migration is dangerous and can too often result in death," CBP said."Illegal aliens should not embark on a dangerous journey.
The United States border will remain closed to illegal migration by sea, air, and land."The interception is the latest in a series of suspected migrant boat incidents in and around the coastal city.A sailboat cruises through Newport Harbor in Newport Harbor Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Allen J.Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)TRUMP DHS HITS 16 STRAIGHT MONTHS WITH 0 RELEASES AT THE BORDERSurveillance video obtained by FOX 11 Los Angeles last month showed another boat pull into Newport Harbor before at least a dozen people got off and dispersed into the community.Federal authorities process people from a vessel intercepted south of Newport Beach.
CBP said 14 illegal aliens aboard the boat identified themselves as Mexican nationals.(Credit: KTTV)In a sepa...