Cubans on road to U.S. distraught about newly closed border

A boy wears the U.S. colours in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Cuban Jose Enrique Manreza, who sold his house and belongings to embark on a epic journey by plane, bus and on foot in pursuit of the American dream, is now stranded in a Mexican border town after Washington abruptly ended a lenient immigration policy.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. policy.