Eight Cuban migrants on a "rustic vessel" were interdicted Monday by the crew of the cutter Ocracoke, the Coast Guard said.

CNN: 26 Cuban migrants intercepted by Coast Guard, repatriated

The migrants were interdicted in three separate incidents on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, episodes that the Coast Guard detailed on Friday.

CNN: 26 Cuban migrants intercepted by Coast Guard, repatriated

W. Bush were among those U.S. presidents who have ordered that undocumented migrants at sea by interdicted and returned to their country of origin.

CNN: 26 Cuban migrants intercepted by Coast Guard, repatriated

The same scenario played out Tuesday, when the Coast Guard cutter Pea Island's crew interdicted 12 Cuban migrants they'd found on a boat south of Key West, Florida.

CNN: 26 Cuban migrants intercepted by Coast Guard, repatriated

We've interdicted, and our allies have helped us arrest people.

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