US Border Patrol apprehends 13 undocumented migrants from the Dominican Republic in Puerto Rico

US Border Patrol agents apprehended 13 undocumented migrants from the Dominican Republic that made landfall onboard a vessel Thursday morning in Villa Pesquera, Isabela.                                        

On May 16, at approximately 12:18 AM, Ramey Sector Border Patrol Agents responded to a maritime smuggling event and discovered an abandoned vessel on shore.  The vessel is described as a 30-ft blue in color homemade vessel with one 40hp Mercury outboard engine.

The nine non-citizens were transported to the Ramey Border Patrol Station for removal proceedings.