Entrance to Freedom House, Miami International Airport

Entrance to Freedom House, Miami International Airport

Freedom Gate, Freedom House, and the Cuban Refugee Center were the three points of service of the Cuban Refugee Program. After clearing customs and immigration in the Freedom Gate area of the airport, arriving refugees met their waiting relatives or were transferred to the nearby Freedom House, a temporary housing facility. Refugees remaining in South Florida could register for services with the Cuban Refugee Center.

ca. 1962

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University of Miami Libraries, Cuban Heritage Collection, Cuban Refugee Center Records, CHC0218. Box No. 46; Folder No. 129; Folder Title: Freedom House: Building, n.d. https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc0218/id/27/rec/1