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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jhild who wrote (6882)	6/2/2000 8:26:00 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

I always thought that there would one day be a massive demonstration protesting delays in the U.S. legal system, but I never dreamed it would by led by two abuelas in Cuba.

To: jhild who wrote (6882)	6/2/2000 8:40:00 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 9127

Lordy, that Dalrymple is going to depose Juan Miguel on a raid that he was absent from by over 1000 miles. He abuses process even as he is screaming that he was abused by process. These Miami relatives should stuff a zapato in it. Miami Relatives Demand To See Elian By Mildrade Cherfils Associated Press Writer Thursday, June 1, 2000; 7:18 p.m. EDT MIAMI -- Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives responded to their defeat in a federal appeals court Thursday by demanding that they be allowed to see the 6-year-old boy and threatening to take legal action if necessary. "I don't see why we are not allowed to see him ? we took care of him for five months," said Marisleysis Gonzalez, the boy's 21-year-old cousin. "I feel that we, as a family, should be able to see this little boy." The young woman, surrounded by relatives and attorneys, spoke at a news conference after a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld the government's decision to deny Elian an asylum hearing. The court gave relatives 14 days to appeal. The Miami relatives cared for Elian from his rescue at sea in November until armed federal agents seized him from their home in Little Havana on April 22. Within hours, the Cuban boy was reunited with his father, and they have been staying in Washington and Maryland while waiting for the court battle to end. The Miami relatives have tried several times to meet with the boy or his father, but their attempts have been rebuffed. "I think the reason why they don't let us see the boy is that they're scared of the boy's reaction when he sees us, because they know he's going to run to us," Marisleysis Gonzalez said. One of the family's attorneys, Kendall Coffey, said the family would issue one more request to see the boy, and if denied, would pursue the matter in court. "We demand that the INS and that the father's attorney open the doors that have been shut to this child's U.S. family, to his clergy, to medical representatives," Coffey said. About 100 protesters expressed their anguish over the court's ruling Thursday while gathered outside the small home in Little Havana where Elian stayed with his Miami relatives. Some demonstrators fell to the ground sobbing. "The constitution is dead," said Roxana Rodriguez, a secretary. "There is no justice. Democracy and freedom have been thrown to the trash." Still, the reaction was peaceful, in contrast to the protests sparked by the raid, when thousands in Miami's large Cuban-American community took to the streets and more than 350 people were arrested. Many in the crowd called for calm Thursday, noting that the decision could be appealed to the Supreme Court. "It is not over yet ? God is with us," said Sandra Linar, a 40-year-old homemaker. She held a sign adorned with a photo of Elian and his mother, who died while trying to bring him to the United States, as she consoled other demonstrators. A small number promised violence if the 6-year-old boy is sent back to the communist nation. "To hell with being peaceful ? we have been peaceful long enough," said Daniel Jimenez, a 23-year-old unemployed dishwasher. Elian, clinging to an inner tube, was rescued by two fishermen off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving after his mother and 10 other Cubans drowned when their boat sank in an attempt to reach the United States. Donato Dalrymple, one of the fishermen and the man who was photographed holding Elian during the raid in April, said he was not surprised by Thursday's ruling. "I knew there was no turning back after that raid," Dalrymple said. "I'm sorry he didn't get a true day in court. I'm heartbroken. There was no due process." Dalrymple is suing federal authorities over the raid, and his attorneys filed a motion Thursday seeking to keep the boy and his father in the United States until they gave depositions in that suit. ¸ Copyright 2000 The Associated Press washingtonpost.com