ANDRIA HALL, CNN ANCHOR: Now to Washington, where U.S. officials have expelled a Cuban diplomat from the United States. The State Department is ordering the man to leave within one week based on his possible ties to a high-level immigration official arrested two days ago on espionage charges. CNN White House correspondent Kelly Wallace joins us now live from Washington with the very latest on this story -- Kelly.</s>KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, Andria, the State Department will not reveal the man's name or his position, and will only say that this action is being taken based on FBI evidence which showed that this man's actions were -- quote -- "incompatible with his diplomatic status." A senior U.S. official, though, does tell us that the man is believed to have ties to Mr. Mariano Faget, the Cuban-born INS supervisor arrested in Miami Thursday for allegedly spying for the Cuban government. Federal agents say they have evidence that Faget actually made phone calls from his home to the Cuban government's office here In Washington, which is called the Cuban Interest Section. The Cuban Interest Section, for its part, is standing by its statement Friday, when it denied that Faget actually spied for the Cuban government, and when it accused U.S. Authorities of -- quote -- "trying to mount a campaign against Cuba, and trying to use a smokescreen to try to jeopardize Elian Gonzalez' return to Cuba. Six-year-old Elian Gonzalez is at the center of a politically charged debate over whether he should remain in the U.S. or be reunited with his father in the communist country. Federal agents say that Faget played no role in the INS's handling of that case. Kelly Wallace, CNN, reporting live from the White House.
U.S. Officials Expel Cuban Diplomat From United States