United States Coast Guard

Jhonny Arcentales was captured in these open waters between Ecuador and Colombia.

The US Coast Guard is operating floating prisons in the Pacific Ocean, outside US legal protections

Justice

There’s a secret US detention system in the War on Drugs, too — and this one is aboard US Coast Guard cutters sailing in the Pacific Ocean.

Maritime immigrant, drug smuggling picking up along California coast

Global Politics

VIDEO: As cruise ship search stops, U.S. officials say such a situation here is unlikely

Struggling to Counter Maritime Immigrant Smuggling

Arts, Culture & Media

Duck-Scrubbing Heroes

The World

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Haitian Migrants in Caribbean

Global Politics

A dramatic rescue operation is underway in the Caribbean, where more than a hundred Haitian migrants have been rescued after their boat capsized. To get the very latest, The Takeaway talks to Matt Morlag of the U.S. Coast Guard.