Elian Gonzalez's father chooses to keep the boy out of the limelight

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
NEW YORK -- Four years after little Elian Gonzalez was plucked from the seas off Florida's coast and sparked an international custody battle, the young boy is leading a sheltered and almost normal life back in Cuba.
Elian, now 10, lives with his father in their hometown of Cardenas and he still sports the same impish grin that captivated the world back in 2000.
In an interview with NBC's "Dateline" to air today, Elian's father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, says he has generally kept Elian out of the limelight, even moving to a secret location in town to avoid the press.
Elian's American relatives fought to keep him in the United States, and his father sought to take him back to Cuba. The stalemate ended as heavily armed federal officers stormed the house in the middle of the night, snatched the terrified boy and took him into protective custody.