Two Cuban nationals have been flown back to their home country, the first since President Obama ended the “wet foot-dry foot” policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the U.S. without visas.
Two unidentified women were placed on a plane at Miami International Airport just before 9 a.m., that then took off for Cuba. It returned just after noon, NBC 6 South Florida reported Friday.
The report cited sources who said the women landed in Florida from Cuba with European Union passports on the day the U.S. ended the Cuba policy, or the day after. They reportedly asked for asylum, but were denied and detained.
The Trump administration has offered little insight into whether it would honor Obama’s 11th-hour decision to end “wet foot-dry foot.”
When asked about it in early February, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters: “We are in the midst of a full review of all U.S. policies towards Cuba.”
