Abrupt End to “Wet Foot, Dry Foot” Policy: What now for Cubans?

The “wet foot, dry foot” policy was an executive order implemented in 1995 by former United States President William J. Clinton. Generally, it allowed Cubans who stepped foot on “dry” U.S. soil to remain in the U.S. Those caught at sea were returned to Cuba. This policy applied not only to Cubans arriving by sea, but…