Elian Gonzalez says he is going to be a papa. In a Father’s Day Facebook post, Gonzalez said his own father, who famously brought him back from Miami to Cuba, is his inspiration.
On Father’s Day, Elian Gonzalez announces he will soon be a Dad. Muchas felicidades Elian. https://t.co/QgtYVDYjxw
— Patrick Oppmann CNN (@CNN_Oppmann) June 21, 2020
Protests, demonstrations and rallies were held in both countries, on both sides of the issue. Gonzalez was found on Thanksgiving Day 1999 in an inner tube off the South Florida coast after his mother and nine others died trying to escape Cuba. He lived with relatives in Little Havana for several turbulent months. His aunt wanted him to stay in the US per his mother’s wishes. US Immigration officials and FBI agents, armed with tear gas and guns, eventually seized the boy during a terrifying middle-of-the-night raid on Easter weekend. 