Cuban Refugee Program
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The Cuban Refugee Program was a U.S. government initiative that provided assistance, resettlement, and support services to Cubans fleeing the Castro regime during the Cold War era.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. government program
ⓘ
refugee assistance program ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cuban refugees
ⓘ
Cubans fleeing the Castro regime ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
Cuban exodus after the Cuban Revolution
ⓘ
post-1959 Cuban migration ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Cuban exiles
ⓘ
Cuban families ⓘ unaccompanied Cuban minors ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
English language training
ⓘ
cash assistance ⓘ child welfare services ⓘ community integration services ⓘ education assistance ⓘ employment services ⓘ health screening ⓘ housing assistance ⓘ legal assistance ⓘ medical assistance ⓘ mental health services ⓘ resettlement assistance ⓘ sponsorship placement ⓘ transportation assistance ⓘ vocational training ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Miami, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Carter administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ford administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennedy administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Nixon administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. refugee resettlement policy
ⓘ
later Cuban-Haitian Entrant Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Refugee Act of 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Miami, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Cuban immigration to the United States ⓘ |
| notableProject | Operation Pedro Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
assist Cuban refugees in the United States
ⓘ
facilitate economic self-sufficiency of Cuban refugees ⓘ provide resettlement services to Cuban refugees ⓘ support anti-communist foreign policy objectives of the United States ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Cuban-Haitian Entrant Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Bay of Pigs Invasion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 ⓘ |
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