59 migrants sent back to Dominican Republic after Coast Guard intercepts 2 vessels

U.S. maritime authorities repatriated 59 migrants to the Dominican Republic on Thursday following the interception of two overloaded vessels in Mona Passage, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, earlier this week. The first incident happened on Tuesday when aircrew aboard a surveillance aircraft detected a suspect vessel approximately 15 nautical miles (17.2 miles) southwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The vessel was then intercepted by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence who embarked 42 adult migrants, all of whom claimed to be Dominican Republican nationals. The...