wet feet, dry feet policy
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The "wet feet, dry feet" policy was a U.S. immigration rule 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 feet, dry feet policy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T735420 — 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 feet, dry feet policy Context triple: [United States–Cuba relations, policyName, wet feet, dry feet policy]
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A.
Foot Guards
The Foot Guards are elite infantry regiments of the British Army renowned for their ceremonial duties guarding the monarch and royal residences, as well as their role as front-line soldiers.
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B.
Waterfoot
Waterfoot is a small town in the Rossendale Valley of Lancashire, England, known historically for its textile industry and scenic Pennine surroundings.
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C.
Scarpe
The Scarpe is a river in northern France that flows through the Artois and Nord regions before joining the Scheldt.
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Bata
Bata is a major port city on the mainland of Equatorial Guinea, serving as a key economic and transportation hub for the country.
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E.
WTS
WTS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, the primary legal and publishing organization associated with Jehovah’s Witnesses.
- 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 feet, dry feet policy Target entity description: The "wet feet, dry feet" policy was a U.S. immigration rule 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.
Foot Guards
The Foot Guards are elite infantry regiments of the British Army renowned for their ceremonial duties guarding the monarch and royal residences, as well as their role as front-line soldiers.
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B.
Waterfoot
Waterfoot is a small town in the Rossendale Valley of Lancashire, England, known historically for its textile industry and scenic Pennine surroundings.
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C.
Scarpe
The Scarpe is a river in northern France that flows through the Artois and Nord regions before joining the Scheldt.
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D.
Bata
Bata is a major port city on the mainland of Equatorial Guinea, serving as a key economic and transportation hub for the country.
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E.
WTS
WTS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, the primary legal and publishing organization associated with Jehovah’s Witnesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States immigration policy
ⓘ
bilateral policy between the United States and Cuba ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
U.S. Coast Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
U.S. immigration authorities ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
|
| appliesIf |
Cuban migrant is inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States
ⓘ
Cuban migrant reaches U.S. land territory ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Cuban migrants ⓘ |
| appliesToRoute |
overland routes if Cuban migrants arrived via third countries but reached U.S. soil
ⓘ
sea routes between Cuba and the United States ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban Adjustment Act
|
| consequence | many Cubans who reached U.S. soil later adjusted status to lawful permanent residence under the Cuban Adjustment Act ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized as preferential treatment for Cuban migrants compared to other nationalities
ⓘ
criticized for encouraging dangerous sea crossings ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criterion | location of interception of Cuban migrants ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyIf | Cuban migrant is intercepted at sea ⓘ |
| effect |
Cuban migrants intercepted at sea were returned to Cuba or to third countries
ⓘ
allowed most Cuban migrants who reached U.S. soil to remain ⓘ contributed to irregular maritime migration from Cuba to the United States ⓘ created incentive for Cuban migrants to reach U.S. land territory ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| enforcementContext | part of broader U.S. interdiction-at-sea practices in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| goal |
discourage unsafe sea voyages from Cuba to the United States
ⓘ
manage irregular Cuban migration ⓘ provide a controlled pathway to legal status for Cubans who reached U.S. territory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted after the 1994 Cuban raft exodus and subsequent U.S.–Cuba migration accords ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | primarily affected entries at the U.S. southern border, Florida coast, and other U.S. ports of entry ⓘ |
| language | informal name used in media and public discourse rather than in statutory text ⓘ |
| legalMechanism | parole authority of the U.S. Attorney General and later the Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| legalStatus | rescinded ⓘ |
| migrationPatternInfluence | influenced Cuban raft and boat migration in the 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | distinction between migrants with wet feet at sea and dry feet on U.S. soil ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some human rights and immigration reform advocates ⓘ |
| otherParty | Cuba ⓘ |
| policyType | executive branch policy interpretation of existing immigration law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cuban Adjustment Act
ⓘ
U.S. refugee and asylum policy ⓘ U.S.–Cuba relations ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Cuba relations
|
| replaced | earlier U.S. practice of generally admitting Cuban boat people ⓘ |
| replacedBy | standard U.S. immigration procedures for Cuban nationals ⓘ |
| scope | applied specifically to Cuban nationals and certain stateless persons habitually resident in Cuba ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| supportFrom | some Cuban American political leaders ⓘ |
| terminationAnnouncedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| terminationDate | January 12, 2017 ⓘ |
| terminationReason |
desire to treat Cuban migrants similarly to migrants from other countries
ⓘ
normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: wet feet, dry feet policy Description of subject: The "wet feet, dry feet" policy was a U.S. immigration rule 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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