Haitian Refugee Center v. Smith

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1982-05-24

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JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge: On May 9, 1979, eight black Haitian nationals and the Haitian Refugee Center (HRC), an unincorporated association seeking to assist Haitians in this country, filed a class action in federal district court on behalf of over 4,000 Haitians in the south Florida area who had sought political asylum in the United States. 1 Named as defendants were the Attorney General, t…

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