| Elian's paternal grandfather Juan Gonzalez stands behind Elian's grandmother Mariela Quintana during a press conference Wednesday, May 10, 2000 in Havana, Cuba, where the grandparents complained that the United States has refused to give them visas to visit Elian. The grandmother holds Elian's cousin Elianne, 5. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia) |
| Cuban President of the National Assembly Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada speaks to reporters after Elian's grandparents had a meeting with the media Wednesday May 10, 2000 in Havana, Cuba. On the eve of a U.S. appellate court date in the Elian Gonzalez case, the boy's grandparents complained Wednesday that they won't be able to see the boy before the hearing because American officials went back on a promise to give them visas. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia) |
| Elian's Grandfather Juan Gonzalez, left, and Elian's grandmother Raquel Rodriguez, second left, are shown during a meeting with the media Wednesday May 10, 2000 in Havana, Cuba. On the eve of a U.S. appellate court date in the Elian Gonzalez case, the boy's grandparents complained Wednesday that they won't be able to see the boy before the hearing because American officials went back on a promise to give them visas. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia) |
| Elian's grandmother Mariela Quintana, left, and cousin Elianne, 5, center, are shown during a meeting with the media Wednesday May 10, 2000 in Havana, Cuba. On the eve of a U.S. appellate court date in the Elian Gonzalez case, the boy's grandparents complained Wednesday that they won't be able to see the boy before the hearing because American officials went back on a promise to give them visas. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia) |
| A poster that reads: "Free Elian" is seen, as a Cuban child plays at the Cardenas elementary school where Elian Gonzalez attended Thursday, May 11, 2000, in Cardenas, Cuba. Aggressively questioning both sides, three federal appeals judges asked Thursday whether 6-year-old Elian is too young to apply for asylum and whether being from communist Cuba compromises his father's parental rights. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) |