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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wet foot, dry foot policy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5322195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: wet foot, dry foot policy Context triple: [Cuban Adjustment Act, relatedTo, wet foot, dry foot policy]
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A.
NEXUS
NEXUS is a trusted traveler program that expedites border crossings between the United States and Canada for pre-approved, low-risk travelers.
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B.
FPO
FPO is the commonly used abbreviation for the Orinoco Petroleum Belt, a vast oil-rich region in Venezuela containing some of the world’s largest extra-heavy crude reserves.
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C.
FOPA
FOPA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1986 that revised and expanded regulations on the sale, ownership, and transportation of firearms.
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D.
Border Force
Border Force is the UK government agency responsible for securing the country’s borders by enforcing immigration and customs controls at ports and airports.
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E.
Basel Ban Amendment
The Basel Ban Amendment is an international legal measure that prohibits the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries, strengthening global environmental and health protections under the Basel Convention.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: wet foot, dry foot policy Target entity description: 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.
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A.
NEXUS
NEXUS is a trusted traveler program that expedites border crossings between the United States and Canada for pre-approved, low-risk travelers.
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B.
FPO
FPO is the commonly used abbreviation for the Orinoco Petroleum Belt, a vast oil-rich region in Venezuela containing some of the world’s largest extra-heavy crude reserves.
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C.
FOPA
FOPA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1986 that revised and expanded regulations on the sale, ownership, and transportation of firearms.
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D.
Border Force
Border Force is the UK government agency responsible for securing the country’s borders by enforcing immigration and customs controls at ports and airports.
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E.
Basel Ban Amendment
The Basel Ban Amendment is an international legal measure that prohibits the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries, strengthening global environmental and health protections under the Basel Convention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States immigration policy
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Cuban migrant reaches U.S. land territory ⓘ |
| consequence |
Cuban migrants intercepted at sea could be sent to a third country
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
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move toward normalization of relations with Cuba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: wet foot, dry foot policy Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.