Coast Guard repatriates 56 people to a Dominican Republic, following migrant vessel interdiction in the Mona Passage

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

06.12.2023

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

A migrant makeshift vessel drifts in the Mona Passage empty after being interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser during a maritime migration event near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico June 12, 2023. The 56 migrants in this case, 55 Dominicans and a Haitian, were repatriated the same day after being transferred to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 06.12.2023
• Date Posted: 06.13.2023 06:25
• Photo ID: 7856791
• VIRIN: 230612-G-G0107-1001
• Resolution: 4032x3024
• Size: 1.84 MB
• Location: DO