Originally Posted by
Centurion210
What should have happened was to arrest the neurotic twit who wouldn't surrender the child, even after a court ordered it. The INS back then and the current CBP has a policy of direct family first. The father wanted his son back. End of that story. The only difference was in the method.
So in that we agree.
What should have happened was the original family court order that the father must appear should have been honored. The INS had no claim to it because of the Cuban exception. Granted the child was rescued at sea but the INS lost legitimate claim when they gave the custody of the child to the family.