Greg Craig Elian is being denied plaintiff's counsel since his removal from Miami. Legally this is a case of family law against asylum law. Politically, this is one of the last battles of capitalism vs. the old communism. Custody cases are properly handled in a family court, with contesting sides present. After hearing the case a judge rules with the loser having the right to appeal.
Children have the right to pursue asylum despite the wishes of the parents.
Aaron Podhurst, friend of Janet Reno, who was mediating an agreement between the Miami family and the father believed that the parties were very close to a settlement. Clinton and Gore were interviewed last week by the Dept. of Justice about the 1996 campaign hanky-panky. May be one of the reasons for the timing of the Elian seizure. A federal appeals court Thursday denied a request by Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives that a guardian be appointed to oversee his legal interests and refused to order access to the boy by the family's doctors and lawyers. The American media reveres the free medical system of Cuba.