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Help us find the former Unaccompanied Cuban Children, “Pedro Pans” who were part of this important chapter in the history of Cuba & the United States.
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(305) 237 - 3990Instructions to obtain Pedro Pan case files
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. is the legal custodian of all Pedro Pan case files and is bound by law to protect all information contained in these files.
Policy regarding access to case files
It is the policy of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. to allow persons served reasonable access to review their case file. Case files are to be reviewed only in the presence of professional staff of the organization. Under no circumstance will copies of case files be mailed or given to consumers.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. may deny access to case files or portions of case files if it is determined by professional staff that such access may be harmful to the person served.
Procedures to access case files
1 — A signed request to access case files must contain the following information
Current Name
Current Address
Current Telephone Number
Date of Birth
Date of Arrival in the United States
Name when entering the United States
Mother’s Maiden Name
Place of Processing (e.g. Camp Matecumbe)
2 — Mail request to:
Operation Pedro Pan Group Inc.
P.O. Box 140036
Coral Gables, Florida 33114
3 — Upon receipt of a request you will be notified by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. regarding the status of your request.
4 — If an appointment is made to review your case file in the presence of professional staff you will be required to show a valid picture identification and sign a release form.
OPERACION PEDRO PAN
THE CUBAN CHILDREN’S EXODUS
The Official Website of Operation Pedro Pan
From December 1960 to October 1962, more than fourteen thousand Cuban youths arrived alone in the United States. What is now known as Operation Pedro Pan was the largest recorded exodus of Unaccompanied minors in the Western Hemisphere.
“The world changed while I slept, and much to my surprise, no one had consulted me.”