FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: And now to Florida, where a deadline is fast approaching, one that may finally decide the fate of young Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez. Attorneys for his relatives in Miami will meet again today with U.S. immigration officials. CNN's Susan Candiotti is monitoring the story in Miami -- Susan.</s>SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Frank. Some movement here not long ago: the great-uncle of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez leaving his home for a strategy session with his attorneys before a 4:00 meeting with U.S. immigration officials at INS offices in Miami. U.S. immigration is saying this is it. It will ask Elian's uncle if he will sign a written promise to surrender the boy to authorities after exhausting all appeals. Attorneys for Lazaro Gonzalez say a promise like that is coercive, a threat. They want to keep all their legal options open. They're looking for some wiggle room.</s>KENDALL COFFEY, GONZALEZ FAMILY ATTORNEY: The family has not ruled out signing a reasonable document to give assurances that they will comply with the law. That is something that we're very seriously looking at. And we intend to propose something that should give the INS the assurances that this family will respond to and obey the law.</s>CANDIOTTI: If Elian's great-uncle does not fully comply with everything that is required of him by the Justice Department, it threatens to revoke the boy's parole Thursday morning at 9:00. Susan Candiotti, CNN, reporting live in Miami. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
Government Deadline Approaches in Elian Gonzalez Case