1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20450Updated September 12, 2000The Case of Elian Gonzalez: Legal Basics(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe controversial and often impassioned immigrat
2、ion case of Elian Gonzalez endedthe afternoon of June 28, 2000, when the six-year old Cuban boy returned home with hisfather. Elians departure occurred seven months after the shipwrecked boy was broughtto U.S. shores and less than an hour after a temporary injunction preventing his removallapsed.Lit
3、igation over Elians legal fate did not end until the day of his departure. Then,the Supreme Court declined to consider the rulings of the Eleventh Circuit Court ofAppeals that allowed Elians return. Earlier, the Eleventh Circuit had barred Eliansremoval until it had had an opportunity to consider hi
4、s case more fully.Elian was brought ashore alone after his mother and others died in an accident atsea. Because of the exigencies of the case, Elian was paroled into the keeping ofrelatives in Florida pending a determination of his future residency and care.Subsequently, the Florida relatives sought
