From: "Richard Hong" 

>> The INS (or any Federal authority) have no legal ground to grab Elian
without a search warrant. If the INS did get a search warrant

Raymond,

Wrong.  You don't need a warrant to return a child to custody.  Try
kidnapping a child sometime and see if the police wait on a warrant to raid
your house, presuming they know that the child is in there.

Rich

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