wet feet, dry feet policy

noun

A policy allowing anybody who fled Cuba and entered the United States to stay and eventually pursue residency, with the exclusion of anybody found at sea.

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Meanings

nounwet feet, dry feet policy (plural not attested)
  1. USno pluralA policy allowing anybody who fled Cuba and entered the United States to stay and eventually pursue residency, with the exclusion of anybody found at sea.
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APA

wet feet, dry feet policy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20feet%2C%20dry%20feet%20policy

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet feet, dry feet policy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20feet%2C%20dry%20feet%20policy.

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