Court to Rule on Elian Today, Police Say
A ruling in the Elian Gonzalez case is expected today from a federal appeals court in Atlanta, police said Wednesday.
Miami police had requested advance notice of the decision to prepare for possible protests from the Cuban American community.
“It’s confirmed. There’s going to be an announcement of the decision tomorrow sometime, probably in the morning,” spokesman Lt. Bill Schwartz said in an interview with Associated Press.
The 6-year-old Cuban boy, who was forcibly taken from the home of his Miami relatives, has not been allowed to leave the country until the U.S. 11th District Court of Appeals in Atlanta decides the case.
Elian and his Cuban family had been living in a secluded Maryland retreat, but recently moved to a Washington estate.
Three appeals court judges are considering whether a child as young as Elian can seek asylum despite his father’s wish to return with the boy to Cuba.
Elian was found floating on a tire tube off Florida’s east coast last Thanksgiving.
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