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US federal agents intercepted a vessel carrying 14 Mexican nationals off Newport Beach, highlighting a rising wave of maritime border crossings in the area.
Federal agents intercepted a boat packed with 14 illegal aliens off Newport Beach, the latest in a string of vessels carrying migrants near the wealthy Southern California enclave.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations crew stopped the vessel south of Newport Beach at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, CBP told Fox News Digital.