Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 24, 1982, No. 80-5683 (Haitian Refugee Center v. Smith)

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.