Mr. Gonzalez is willing to bring his family to the United States and to remain here during whatever time it takes to complete the appeals process, ... For that to happen, however, he must have assurances that he will have custody of Elian during that time.
The best thing would be if the relatives in Miami ... would recognize that it would be in Elian's best interest and the family's best interest if there could be some kind of civilized and orderly unforced transfer of custody and they could work it out with the father,