Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists. The boy's mother drowned trying to smuggle Elian into the United States. The boy was rescued at sea November 25 after clinging to an inner tube for two days. He has been staying with relatives in Miami who do not want him to return to Cuba, a situation that has produced widespread protests in Cuba and a political dilemma for the U.S. government. CNN's Lucia Newman reports on Cubans' growing frustration.
Many locals say they'll miss the fountain that was there before but are resigned to the change.
While the protest park is being prepared, Cuban officials denounce attempts in the United States to award Elian U.S. citizenship. They say it is tantamount to stealing the boy's Cuban nationality. Youngster enjoys school holiday On Wednesday, a petition is expected to be filed in federal court in Miami seeking a hearing on the issue of political asylum for the boy. To get such a hearing, lawyers for the boy's Miami relatives must convince a federal judge that they have standing in the case. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, backed by Attorney General Janet Reno, has decided the boy's father in Cuba is the only one who may legally speak for his son on immigration matters.