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OBAMA CHANGES CUBAN IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAVANA, CUBA | 12 JANUARY 2017 - ONWARDS

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President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday.

The repeal of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy is effective immediately, according the official.

The U.S. and Cuba planned to issue a joint statement late Thursday. The official insisted on anonymity in order to detail the change ahead of the announcement.

The Associated Press is now operational with live positions from our Havana bureau. English and Spanish speaking reporters are available for live stand-ups, upon request.

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