7 People in Boat Off Newport Beach Suspected of Being in U.S. Illegally Picked up by Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard stops 7 migrants in boat off Newport Beach

The U.S. Coast Guard says seven undocumented immigrants have been transferred to the Department of Homeland Security after being found in a boat off the coast of Newport Beach over the weekend. A Coast Guard crew from Station Los Angeles-Long Beach spotted the 20-foot vessel around 9 p.m. Saturday. The vessel was stopped and boarded by the crew, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release issued Sunday. "During the boarding, the crew identified …

US Coast Guard Stops Boat off Newport Beach; 7 People Turned over to Feds

A U.S. Coast Guard boat on patrol off Newport Beach stopped a 20-foot boat taking on water with seven apparent Mexican nationals on board, authorities said Sunday. The boat was spotted about 9 p.m. Saturday while the Coast Guard vessel was on routine patrol, according to a Coast Guard statement. The crew stopped the boat to board it. “During the boarding, the crew identified seven suspected aliens aboard and discovered water intrusion in the bil…

7 people in boat off Newport Beach suspected of being in U.S. illegally picked up by Coast Guard

Seven people suspected of being in the country illegally were taken into federal custody Saturday, Aug. 16, off the coast of Newport Beach. Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report around 9 p.m. requesting a boarding after a patrol of a 20-foot ship with seven people aboard, according to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard officials identified five men and two women whom they believed to be undocumented immigr…