Overview
- CBP says a multi-ship operation at the Port of San Diego from April 23 to 25 led to 28 crew arrests tied to child sexual exploitation material, which is illegal content that depicts abuse of children.
- Agents boarded five vessels and identified 26 suspects from the Philippines, one from Portugal, and one from Indonesia, then canceled their U.S. visas and began removal to their home countries.
- Passengers on Disney’s Magic watched officers detain uniformed crew as the ship unloaded, with traveler Dharmi Mehta recording her family’s head waiter being led to a van without his belongings.
- Disney Cruise Line says it cooperated with investigators, follows a zero‑tolerance policy, and that the few implicated employees from its ship are no longer with the company.
- The Port of San Diego says Harbor Police were not involved under California’s SB 54, noting CBP’s authority at the federal inspection area, and CBP has not disclosed charging details or all other ships involved.