NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico ― Yuri Rodríguez had his paperwork filled out, his fingerprints scanned and a preliminary interview with immigration officials completed. “Everything was ready.”Witold Skrypczak via Getty Images The international bridge separating the U.S.-Mexico border between Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. And by 9 p.m., U.S. authorities at the border said no more Cubans would be allowed to cross. Last year, some 36,000 Cubans without visas crossed into the U.S. through Laredo in southern Texas, according to Customs and Border Protection. Obama’s 11th-hour policy change put an end to that, leaving an unknown number of Cubans caught in transit.

Source: Huffington Post January 14, 2017 01:40 UTC