Associated Press
The Obama administration is ending the “wet foot, dry foot” policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the United States without visas.
That’s according to a senior administration official, who said the policy change was effective immediately.
The official said the U.S. and Cuba have spent several months negotiating the change, including an agreement from Cuba to allow those turned away from the U.S. to return.
The move comes about a week before President Barack Obama leaves office and is likely the last major change he will make to his overhaul of the U.S. relationship with Cuba.
The official insisted on anonymity in order to detail the policy ahead of an official announcement.
Republish with permission of The Associated Press.
One comment
Ron Ogden
January 13, 2017 at 11:38 am
Oh you know that Cuba will take them back. Cuba still has empty prison cells. My God, how utterly disgusting to forcibly repatriate people fleeing oppression. I actually am beginning to wonder if the man has lost his grip. His first visit after the inauguration should be a qualified psychoanalyst.
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