González and the other two survivors floated at sea until they were rescued by two fishermen, who handed them over to the United States Coast Guard. On November 21, 1999, González, his mother Elizabeth Brotons Rodríguez, and twelve others left Cuba on a small aluminum boat with a faulty engine González's mother and ten others died in the crossing. The journey from Cárdenas, Cuba, to Florida In 2023, he was nominated for a seat in the National Assembly of People's Power, and joined the body on April 19, 2023.Įlián González was born December 6, 1993, to divorced parents. ![]() ![]() Elián's story has been covered in popular culture a museum in Cuba includes an exhibit about him. Elián went on to earn a degree in engineering, and has worked as an engineer in Cuba. Elián grew up in Cuba, where he was well regarded by Fidel Castro. Elián's father in turn returned with him to Cuba. He was seized from the home of his Miami relatives in a raid by the INS a dramatic photo of an INS agent confronting a relative holding Elián during the raid went on to win the 2001 Pulitzer Prize. and Cuba.Īfter protracted legal wrangling, and intervention by Attorney General Janet Reno, it was determined that Elián would be returned to his father's custody. : 153 He subsequently became the subject of a custody battle waged by his father, Miami relatives, and state officials from the U.S. This is because Elián had become a "symbol to many exiles" reminding them of the solidarity of the Cuban exile community and its privileged status with economic refugee criteria. Department of State emphasizing the father's demand for Elián's repatriation attracted international attention. : 153 The involvement of the Cuban Communist leader in the case and the subsequent diplomatic note written to the U.S. The former were told the next day that "some functionary of the government would be coming to get the boy" as a result of Fidel Castro's having met with Juan Miguel, Elián's father. These relatives informed the family in Cárdenas to prepare for an extreme hardship visa waiver. Once he had been treated, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) provided Elián with a temporary deferral regarding his inspection, and further released Elián to his great-uncle, Lázaro González, who lived with his family in Miami's Little Havana. However, the others died in a storm, while a young couple escaped to the shore, and Elián was found. It was later found that Elián's mother, Elisabeth Brotons Rodríguez, and Lázaro Munero García, her common-law husband, had left Cárdenas, Cuba, as part of a group with 14 refugees on a 17 ft (5.2 m) boat. : 152 Elián was immediately taken to a hospital and treated for dehydration and minor cuts on his body. The Coast Guard assured them that Elián would be taken "ashore for medical reasons," deeming him eligible to stay. Coast Guard, as they feared he would be sent back to Cuba under the wet feet, dry feet policy since he had not yet reached land. Two fishermen found Elián and reluctantly handed him over to the U.S. Elián Gonzalez was five years old when found nestled in an inner tube floating at sea three miles (5 km) from Florida's Fort Lauderdale coast. González's mother Elizabeth Brotons Rodríguez drowned in November 1999 while attempting to leave Cuba with González and her boyfriend to get to the United States. ![]() Elián González Brotons (born December 6, 1993) is a Cuban industrial engineer and politician who, as a young child, became embroiled in an international custody and immigration controversy in 2000 involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, his father Juan Miguel González Quintana, his other relatives in Cuba and in Miami, and Miami's Cuban community.
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