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1980

- Haitians in the waiting room at the Haitian Refugee Center, May 4, 1987. (Photograph by Albert J. Diaz; HistoryMiami)

1980

Amid the ongoing Mariel Boatlift, large numbers of Haitian Refugee also began arriving in Miami. The city’s social service agencies, including United Way of Miami-Dade, scramble to assist the influx of refugees.