April 14, 2010
by The Daily Sun staff
A group of nine Cubans landed on Mona Island early Tuesday morning and
surrendered to Park Rangers after making an illegal entry into the
United States territory.
A Park Ranger from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and
Environmental Resources called the Ramey Sector of the U.S. Border
Patrol in Aguadilla indicating that a group of nine individuals had
arrived and identified themselves as Cuban nationals.
The Cubans sought application of the wet foot, dry foot policy.
Customs and Border Patrol agents were transported to Mona Island to
perform an initial immigration inspection, officials said.
CBP and U.S. Coast Guard aircraft transported the Cubans to the Ramey
Border Patrol Station for further processing.
Border Patrol Agents served each of the nine Cuban immigrants a Notice
to Appear before an Immigration judge for further immigration related
proceedings.
About the wet foot, dry foot policy
The wet foot, dry foot policy is the name given to a consequence of the
1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says,
essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and entered the U.S. would be
allowed to pursue residency a year later. After talks with the Cuban
government, the Clinton administration came to an agreement with Cuba
that it would stop admitting people found at sea.
Since then, in what has become known as the wet foot, dry foot policy, a
Cuban caught on the waters between the two nations (i.e., with wet feet)
would be sent to the place of embarkation. One who makes it to shore
(dry feet) gets a chance to remain in the U.S. and later would qualify
for expedited legal permanent resident status and U.S. citizenship.
http://www.prdailysun.com/news/9-Cuban-immigrants-land-on-Mona-Island
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