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NEW: The captain accused of operating an illegal charter boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a 27-year-old mother and her baby, is an illegal immigrant and is now in custody.
X ^ | 08/21/2026 | Fox News on X

Posted on 08/21/2026 3:16:45 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

NEW: The captain accused of operating an illegal charter boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a 27-year-old mother and her baby, is an illegal immigrant and is now in custody.

Authorities say Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana does not have a captain's license and is accused of illegally operating the charter when the deadly trip turned tragic.

DHS says Hernandez-Umana crossed the border in 2007 and falsely claimed U.S. citizenship. The agency says it will ensure he is removed from the country after he faces justice.

@AlexisMcAdamsTV has the latest.

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He's spending time with the nice people of ICE as we speak.
1 posted on 08/21/2026 3:16:46 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Some of these people have colossal nerve. Unfortunately, two innocent people paid the price for his deception.


2 posted on 08/21/2026 3:22:36 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: SmokingJoe
Authorities say Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana does not have a captain's license and is accused of illegally operating the charter when the deadly trip turned tragic.

Huh? Wha? They knew the trip was deadly? Why did they get on the boat?

3 posted on 08/21/2026 3:23:04 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: SmokingJoe
The captain of the illegal charter boat that capsized in NY Harbor — killing a mother and her baby — is an ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT detained by ICE. He lied to border agents in 2007, had NO license, crammed 14 people on a 10-person boat with ZERO life vests. DHS: “This criminal is off our streets.”

https://x.com/i/status/2090559611170341094

4 posted on 08/21/2026 3:23:50 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Where’s the Gomer Pyle SURPRISE pic?


5 posted on 08/21/2026 3:28:01 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: SmokingJoe

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4392434/posts


6 posted on 08/21/2026 3:37:22 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: clee1

Where is/was the US Coast Guard in the process of boat inspections and licensing/testing the charter boat captain?


7 posted on 08/21/2026 3:41:01 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: SmokingJoe

Jeez! AFter the innocents die at his hand, this is discovered. Shameful!


8 posted on 08/21/2026 3:45:36 PM PDT by gildafarrell (To Strive, To Seek, To Find and Not To Yield!)
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To: SmokingJoe

Just shoot him in the face.

Drop his corpse from a C-130 over whatever rat hole he crawled out of

Bill that country for it.

L


9 posted on 08/21/2026 3:47:08 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: SmokingJoe

The employer should also be held liable and charged for hiring an illegal alien, allowing him to operate a dangerously overloaded boat w/o a captain’s license and no life jackets for babies and infants.

The employer is just as culpable.


10 posted on 08/21/2026 4:12:18 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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Both the perp and his employer should be prosecuted.


11 posted on 08/21/2026 4:13:10 PM PDT by Machavelli (True God)
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Absolutely.


12 posted on 08/21/2026 4:16:25 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: SmokingJoe

But remember, the illegal alien who murdered a mother and her daughter is a beloved ‘neighborly’ killer to a group of azhos who hate and are always trying to murder ICE agents doing their jobs. God Bless ICE. Have AN ICE day!!!!


13 posted on 08/21/2026 4:17:32 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Socialism is the same clown show that gave us out of control global illegal immigration.)
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To: SmokingJoe

I guess the aho is really going to want to apply for “assylum” now. The far-left dumbasses will give it to him now.


14 posted on 08/21/2026 4:25:33 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Socialism is the same clown show that gave us out of control global illegal immigration.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Just start taking his organs out while he’s fully conscious and get them transplanted in others, ASAP.


15 posted on 08/21/2026 6:05:56 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: shotgun

I’m betting the “journalist” is calling him captain, because he was driving the boat.
I’m also betting he does not possess a CG Captain’s license.


16 posted on 08/21/2026 8:19:31 PM PDT by Fireone (1. Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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I’m also betting he does not possess a CG Captain’s license.

Tell us you didn't read the second sentence of the excerpt without telling us:

Authorities say Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana does not have a captain's license [...]
Regards,
17 posted on 08/22/2026 12:11:30 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Bon of Babble

It is not clear what his employment status was. In one article Hernandez says he has been freelancing for the company since last year. Regardless of his employment status. the company is probably in big trouble since they set up the charter. Hernandez borrowed the boat from a friend which wasn’t certified for paying passengers. If I were a betting man, I would bet he didn’t have the proper licenses to drive a limo in NYC.


18 posted on 08/22/2026 2:30:30 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: alexander_busek

Always comment prior to reading the article...it’s an unwritten FR rule! Lol!
You got me!


19 posted on 08/22/2026 5:47:55 AM PDT by Fireone (1. Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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