Their use has risen dramatically under President Donald Trump’s policy of pursuing drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

A Coast Guard boarding team assigned to the 154-foot fast response cutter USCGC John McCormick (WPC 1121) interdicted 36 suspected aliens approximately 22 miles offshore of San Diego earlier this week ...

A Coast Guard boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WMEC 1129) prepares to inspect a vessel for suspected illegal migrants of the coast of Point Loma, California, Feb. 13, 2026.

U.S. Coast Guard Crews interdicted 36 suspected undocumented migrants aboard a vessel about 22 miles off the coast of San ...

The biometric collection devices support BASS, a maritime law enforcement program used to identify people encountered during ...

All were detained and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol agents at Ballast Point, officials said.

The Coast Guard intercepted a panga off Point Loma on Tuesday and detained 14 Mexican nationals on board, officials said. The incident was reported around 4:45 p.m. when U.S. Customs and Border ...