The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday transferred 15 migrants to the Bahamas after they were interdicted near Miami Beach, officials said.
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According to the USCG, on Aug. 18, crews interdicted a vessel that was 22 miles east of Miami Beach that carried 19 migrants.
USCG said that four of those migrants were taken to Homeland Security Investigations.
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“This successful interdiction is a clear demonstration of our unwavering resolve to secure America’s maritime borders,” said Lt. Cmdr. Justin Dadlani, Coast Guard liaison officer to The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands, in a statement.
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