Appeals court allows Juan Gonzalez to intervene in asylum case. Court declines to appoint a guardian for Elian other than his father and denies the Miami relatives' request to visit the boy. Juan Miguel Gonzalez files motion asking appeals court to reject political asylum claims filed on behalf of Elian. Spanish-speaking social worker Susan M. Ley is chosen to help monitor Elian while appeals court weighs his future. Donato Dalrymple, the man who rescued Elian Gonzalez at sea, charges that his rights were violated during the April 22 raid.
Appeals court rules that immigration officials acted properly in denying Elian asylum.
Elian must remain in the United States for at least two weeks pending appeal. After the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block his departure, Elian returned home to Cuba.