Reno, Others Immune in Elian Relatives’ Lawsuit
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Former U.S. Atty. Gen. Janet Reno and other federal officials have immunity from an excessive force lawsuit filed by the Miami relatives of young Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez, the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Armed federal agents removed Elian, then 6, from the family’s home before dawn on April 22, 2000, five months after he was rescued from the Atlantic Ocean.
His mother and others died trying to reach Florida by boat. He has since been returned to Cuba.
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