/tags/coast-guard Coast Guard en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-27/politifact-fl-is-rand-paul-right-25-of-coast-guard-searches-of-suspected-drug-boats-come-up-empty President Donald Trump says U.S. military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean were legal because they carried drugs being delivered to the United States. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said maritime law enforcement statistics show that not all boats suspected of carrying drugs actually have drugs onboard. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-27/politifact-fl-is-rand-paul-right-25-of-coast-guard-searches-of-suspected-drug-boats-come-up-empty Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /immigration/2025-04-27/us-coast-guard-members-wife-arrested-over-expired-visa-after-security-check-in-key-west The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday. Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:34:48 GMT /immigration/2025-04-27/us-coast-guard-members-wife-arrested-over-expired-visa-after-security-check-in-key-west Michael Biesecker and Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press /news/2023-01-24/keys-group-offers-workshop-on-new-biden-immigration-program-for-prospective-sponsors The Keys Immigrant Coalition is offering a free trilingual public workshop Jan. 24 for families, friends and supporters of migrants wanting to sponsor arrivals through the Biden administration's new parole program. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-01-24/keys-group-offers-workshop-on-new-biden-immigration-program-for-prospective-sponsors Gwen Filosa /news/2022-05-23/can-safe-boating-week-co-exist-with-one-million-registered-boats There are more boats on Florida’s waters, more inexperienced captains, and more people living in the state than ever before. Add to that mix new boat owners, most without enough education and training, and the results are proving deadly. Mon, 23 May 2022 10:41:36 GMT /news/2022-05-23/can-safe-boating-week-co-exist-with-one-million-registered-boats Tom Bayles /news/2022-04-11/coast-guard-rescues-and-sends-nearly-90-migrants-back-to-haiti A U.S. Coast Guard video shows Key West crews returning nearly 90 migrants, including children, to Haiti on Sunday. Since October, the military branch has detained 3,060 Haitian migrants, a nearly 51% increase compared to the last fiscal year. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:29:44 GMT /news/2022-04-11/coast-guard-rescues-and-sends-nearly-90-migrants-back-to-haiti Omar Rodríguez Ortiz | Miami Herald /news/2022-02-18/coast-guard-seizes-1-billion-worth-of-narcotics-offloads-in-fort-lauderdale The haul of illegal narcotics was one of the biggest in recent memory, a reflection of increasingly sophisticated U.S. arsenal that includes powerful drones and special infrared cameras that can detect heat from small cocaine-laden vessels. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:28:11 GMT /news/2022-02-18/coast-guard-seizes-1-billion-worth-of-narcotics-offloads-in-fort-lauderdale The Associated Press /news/2022-01-28/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-migrants-off-florida The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it will suspend its search for victims of last weekend’s boat tragedy off the Florida coast. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:49:14 GMT /news/2022-01-28/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-migrants-off-florida Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press /news/2022-01-27/coast-guard-finds-4-more-bodies-off-florida-coast-but-will-call-off-search Authorities have found a total of five bodies, leaving 34 missing. The Coast Guard says it will call off its active search for survivors at sunset Thursday if it doesn't receive any new information. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:08:33 GMT /news/2022-01-27/coast-guard-finds-4-more-bodies-off-florida-coast-but-will-call-off-search The Associated Press /news/2022-01-26/capsized-boat-found-near-florida-39-people-missing The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat capsized off Florida's Treasure Coast. The boat was en route from the Bahamas -- and Coast Guard officials suspect it was used being used for human smuggling. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:41:30 GMT /news/2022-01-26/capsized-boat-found-near-florida-39-people-missing Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press /news/2021-11-18/63-migrants-arrive-in-the-keys-from-haiti-said-they-were-at-sea-for-three-weeks A rickety wooden sailboat that washed up in the Upper Florida Keys ferrying at least 63 Haitian migrants came directly from Haiti, some of the migrants told U.S. immigration authorities. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:59:34 GMT /news/2021-11-18/63-migrants-arrive-in-the-keys-from-haiti-said-they-were-at-sea-for-three-weeks David Goodhue | the Miami Herald, Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald