Obama repeals policy that gives legal residency to any Cuban who makes it to American soil in one of his final acts as President
A senior White House insider revealed the policy change is set to be announced
The policy allows Cubans who get to the US by boat to be granted residency
The change will be made after several months of talks between US and Cuba
Scrapping the policy will be one of Barack Obama's final acts as President
By Liam Quinn For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:19 EST, 12 January 2017 | Updated: 18:23 EST, 12 January 2017
One of Barack Obama's final acts as president will be to end the 'wet foot, dry foot' policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the US without visas.
The Obama administration announced it is doing away with the immigration policy effective immediately in a statement on Thursday night.
The US and Cuba have spent several months negotiating the change, including an agreement from Cuba to allow those turned away from the US to return.
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