Boat stopped off La Jolla with suspected illegal immigrants

UNION-TRIBUNE
3:32 p.m. August 10, 2009

SAN DIEGO – A small boat containing 22 suspected illegal immigrants was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean near La Jolla early Monday morning, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman.

The 20-foot powerboat containing 18 men, three women and a 16-year-old boy was spotted by agents heading toward Torrey Pines State Beach about 12:30 a.m., the spokesman said.

The boat's occupants, described as Mexican citizens, were taken to shore and turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol, which will determine their immigration status and initiate deportation proceedings if necessary.

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