wet foot, dry foot policy
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The "wet foot, dry foot" policy was a U.S. immigration practice that allowed most Cuban migrants who reached U.S. soil to stay and seek residency, while those intercepted at sea were returned to Cuba.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States immigration policy
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bilateral migration arrangement ⓘ |
| affectedBy | U.S.–Cuba migration accords of 1994–1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Bill Clinton administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedInContextOf | 1994 Cuban raft exodus ⓘ |
| appliesCriterion | location of interception ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cuban migrants
ⓘ
Cuban migrants arriving by land via third countries ⓘ Cuban migrants arriving by sea ⓘ Cuban nationals arriving without prior authorization ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition |
Cuban migrant intercepted at sea
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Cuban migrant reaches U.S. land territory ⓘ |
| consequence |
Cuban migrants intercepted at sea could be sent to a third country
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Cuban migrants intercepted at sea generally returned to Cuba ⓘ Cuban migrants who reached U.S. soil could apply for permanent residency after one year NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban migrants who reached U.S. soil generally allowed to remain ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
creating incentives for risky sea journeys
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providing preferential treatment to Cuban migrants compared to other nationalities ⓘ |
| effect |
increase in Cuban attempts to reach U.S. territory by land routes through Latin America
ⓘ
significant Cuban migration flows to the United States ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
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U.S. immigration authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exemptionFrom | summary removal for many Cubans who reached U.S. soil ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | rescinded ⓘ |
| motivation |
discourage dangerous sea crossings from Cuba to the United States
ⓘ
manage mass Cuban migration by sea ⓘ |
| nickname | wet foot dry foot ⓘ |
| otherParty | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType |
humanitarian migration policy
ⓘ
selective admission policy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cuban Adjustment Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuban immigration to the United States ⓘ U.S.–Cuba relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier U.S. practice of generally admitting all Cuban boat people ⓘ |
| replacedBy | standard U.S. immigration procedures for Cuban nationals ⓘ |
| scope | Cuban nationals without valid visas or prior authorization ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| supportFrom | many Cuban American political leaders ⓘ |
| terminationAnnouncedBy | Barack Obama administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminationDate | January 12, 2017 ⓘ |
| terminationReason |
desire to treat Cuban migrants similarly to migrants from other countries
ⓘ
move toward normalization of relations with Cuba ⓘ |
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