They were caught at sea so they get repatriated. (Unless they are good at baseball.)

Wet feet, dry feet policy

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Cuba is 90 miles (145 kilometres) south of Florida

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 essentially says that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States 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 (with "wet feet") would summarily be sent home or to a third country.

One who makes it to shore ("dry feet") gets a chance to remain in the United States, and later would qualify for expedited "legal permanent resident" status and eventually U.S. citizenship.

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