SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (WSVN) — The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated dozens of Dominican nationals at sea.

The Coast Guard intercepted a wooden boat with 38 migrants on board, Monday night, approximately 45 miles northwest of Puerto Rico.

Thirty-five of the migrants were transferred to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel near the the island nation.

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