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| Apr 19, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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11TH CIRCUIT RULES SHE VIOLATED "RULE OF LAW" IN ELIAN'S CASE Attorney General's Sanctimonious Conduct Yields Humiliating Rebuke (Washington, D.C.) In a decision today issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, this respected tribunal found that Attorney General Janet Reno attempted to deny Elian Gonzalez his legal rights to apply for asylum in the United States. In a well-reasoned decision that took into account the rights of the six-year-old child from Cuba, the Court pointed out that not only is the statutory language clear that anyone, no matter what their age, can apply for asylum , but that the Immigration and Naturalization Service's own regulations confirm that a child has rights to request life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the U.S. "Attorney General Reno's arrogance in trying to deny the rights of Elian Gonzales, contrary to law, to live free in the United States, is unprecedented in American history. She has created the appearance of being a lackey not only for The Clinton-Gore White House, but the brutal Communist dictator, Fidel Castro. It is clear from a reading of the Eleventh Circuit's Decision that it found her actions despicable," stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. Judicial Watch has sued Reno over her refusal to obey its requests to produce documents concerning the Elian matter. See www.JudicialWatch.org. |
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