In my view, if the father is in the United States and prepared to take custody, and the relatives decline to give him custody, there is no basis whatsoever in law, morality or general convention for them to deny the father access to his son,
I would urge the relatives in Miami, if they truly want to get back together with Juan Miguel and his family, that they give me a call and let's talk about timing. Let's discuss this in a civilized way, rather than having national press conferences where demands are made.
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,