Illegal immigrants storm beaches as US Coast Guard continues to combat sins of Biden

An immigration researcher warned the U.S. of “national suicide by generosity” as one particular avenue for illegal entry into the country continued to prove an “issue of safety.”

Following the disastrous open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration, President Donald Trump’s return to an America First agenda brought with it a remarkable turnabout in national security. Now, as the U.S. Coast Guard continues to combat offshore smuggling operations, The Heritage Foundation’s Simon Hankinson pointed to his native England in calling for caution over the rising trend in maritime migration.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to interdict vessels, especially off the coast of southern California, where lax laws have allowed operations to flourish under the previous administration, encountering illegal aliens from across the globe. This includes a stop earlier in July where three aliens were transferred to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, with two claiming Mexican nationality and a third purporting to be Turkish.

Owning the maritime border, one interdiction at a time. Continuing @USCG efforts to control, secure, and defend our southern border, U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco- 91105 applied their full capabilities to complete a successful interdiction off… pic.twitter.com/NP6rWNTDlf

— U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) July 16, 2025

“Well, I’ve seen a very different pattern, say, between the U.K. and France versus off the U.S. coast, where it seems to be a variety of, you know, if it’s professional smugglers with really fast boats trying to bring people in and drop them off, then that’s one thing for the Coast Guard to cope with,” said Hankinson, senior research fellow with the Border Security and Immigration Center, to Fox News Digital. “And if it is people organizing themselves in leaky boats with insufficient engines and overcrowded conditions, then it’s a different thing. I think for the Coast Guard, for our law enforcement, that the issue of safety is obviously paramount.”

“They don’t want anyone to drown and die trying to cross into the U.S. illegally, even if they’re not supposed to do it, but they’re also probably worried about people carrying weapons who are trying to smuggle drugs and people in for money,” he went on.

Numerous other operations in recent months have detailed encounters with aliens in the double digits on vessels at the same time the Coast Guard reports the confiscation of over 240,000 pounds of cocaine since the beginning of the year, an equivalent of 91 million potentially lethal doses.

“Maritime interdiction is the most effective way to stop drugs before they reach our shores,” the Coast Guard said in a statement last week. “Continued investment in our people, tools, and operational reach is essential to disrupting transnational criminal organizations and protecting our communities.”

Every successful @USCG drug seizure begins with a team of experts: boarding teams, cutter crews, aviators, analysts, and personnel who keep our assets mission-ready. Building on our legacy of maritime drug interdiction, we employ an intelligence-driven process that integrates… pic.twitter.com/ZRVPWG3Mqk

— U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) July 23, 2025

On April 30, 2025, the crews of the USCGC Petrel (WPB-87359) and USCGC Robert Ward (WPC-1130) interdicted and apprehended 15 aliens off the coast of San Diego. All were taken into custody by the Coast Guard and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol personnel.

Read more here:… pic.twitter.com/OMO3h8PbgZ

— U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) May 1, 2025

A boarding team from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active interdicted 11 aliens aboard a cabin cruiser vessel over the weekend, approximately 22 miles west of La Jolla, Ca. All were transferred to the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.

The Coast Guard is surging assets to key areas… pic.twitter.com/Vg4AAfihON

— U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) June 16, 2025

The Coast Guard owns the sea. Continuing that vigilance – and our longstanding immigration enforcement mission – Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) interdicted 10 aliens aboard a 25-foot vessel in the vicinity of Point Loma. Through close coordination with Coast… pic.twitter.com/es86hPlgfR

— U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) June 24, 2025

“You know, I was born in England. It’s tragic what’s happening there,” Hankinson remarked to Fox News Digital. “You have a whole family of Palestinians who were allowed to stay, even though they’d applied under a program for Ukrainians. You know it’s a sort of national suicide by generosity.”

According to a recent report from Sky News, illegal crossings of the English Channel have risen 50% over the first half of the year from the previous year, setting a new record over that span at nearly 20,000 people.

Staff Writer

Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn’t researching current events and their impacts, you’ll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.

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