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Today in History: U.S. Agents Seize Elián González in Miami Raid

4/22/2026

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In a pre-dawn raid on April 22, 2000, U.S. federal agents forcibly removed six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami. This controversial action aimed to return him to his father in Cuba, igniting a heated international custody dispute that highlighted tensions between the U.S. and Cuba.

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In a pre-dawn raid on April 22, 2000, U.S. federal agents forcibly removed six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami. This controversial action aimed to return him to his father in Cuba, igniting a heated international custody dispute that highlighted tensions between the U.S. and Cuba.