Coast Guard Rescues Cuban Refugee Elián González
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Human Rights, Asylum, Refugees, Immigration, Immigrants
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latin American History, Latino History
- Geographical Location: Florida
- Date: November 25, 1999
Article abstract: The rescue of a Cuban boy off the coast of Florida caused a seven-month legal battle between his relatives in Miami and his father in Cuba, possibly affecting U.S. immigration policy and the image of Cuban Americans and their influence.
Rescue
On November 22, 1999, Elián González, a five-year-old Cuban boy, and thirteen other Cubans left Cardenas, Cuba, bound for the United States on a sixteen-foot (five-meter) motorboat. At 10 p.m., the boat capsized and Elián’s mother, Elizabeth Brotons, and at least ten of the other passengers...
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