CBP, Coast Guard intercept migrant vessel heading for Puerto Rico; 40 apprehended including Uzbek national

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) special agents nabbed dozens of migrants from the Dominican Republic , Haiti and Uzbekistan after the 30-foot boat they were traveling in was targeted near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. The operation began in the early hours of June 6, just before 12:30 a.m. local time, when the Caribbean Air and Marine Operations Center first detected a target of interest west of the island. CBP officials said the intelligence was immediately relayed to a National Air Se