US ends 'wet-foot, dry-foot' Cuban immigration policyThe United States has pulled the plug on a controversial policy for Cuban migrants, turning the clock back on decades of preferential treatment for Cubans and making those who arrive without visas subject to deportation. "Wet-foot, dry-foot has come to be understood as any Cuban who makes it to US territory would be lawfully admitted," said Robert Muse, a Washington immigration attorney. "The United States and Cuba are working together to combat diseases that endanger the health and lives of our people. What the policy change does mean is that Cubans will have to proceed through legal channels, or risk being repatriated to Cuba, he said. Cuba and the United States convened a meeting in Washington on Thursday, which will continue Friday, to discuss efforts to fight human trafficking.

Source: Stuff January 13, 2017 06:32 UTC