Elian Gonzalez
Elian Gonzalez
Elián Gonzálezis a Cuban student who, as a young boy in 2000, became embroiled in a heated international custody and immigration controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, his father, Juan Miguel González Quintana, his other relatives in Miami, Florida, and in Cuba, and Miami's Cuban American community...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth6 December 1993
CountryCuba
disobey law
We reiterate that Lazaro will not disobey the law,
fighting fights-and-fighting freedom
We're still going to be fighting for the freedom of Cuba.
boy came everybody front guns stood
When they came in, I stood in front of everybody and begged them, 'Please don't let the boy see the guns ... I'll give you the boy,'
fact follows press
Parading them around is not their problem, it's really our problem, the fact the press follows them everywhere.
lady
They really psychologically traumatized Elian, ... This lady (Reno) to me doesn't have a heart.
defend loved smile smiles
Defend your smile and that of your loved ones
evidence gone saw traumatic
I saw no evidence that this person had gone through a traumatic experience.
looked relaxed since thinking
He just looked so relaxed and so calm, it's just something I ... have been thinking about since that day.
doubt precious
He is a precious child, there's just no doubt about it.
human
This wasn't the right way to do it ... A human being would not have done what they did,
Clinton/Reno: This is a day you will live to regret.
both father grabbed
The father grabbed his son. Both started to cry. Very emotional.
certain fairly keeping lawyers
I'm fairly certain his lawyers are keeping that in the back of their mind.
soon
I know that you're scared. This must be frightening, but this will be over very soon and you will feel much better. I'm going to take you to Poppy.