More here - 4 allowed to stay in US with valid papers
[link|http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/09/cuban.taxi.ap/index.html|http://www.cnn.com/2...axi.ap/index.html]
Four of the 14 Cubans intercepted at sea aboard a vintage taxi converted into a boat will be allowed to stay in the United States because they have valid immigration documents, but the others will be sent back to Cuba, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Rafael Diaz Rey, the mechanic who built the blue, 1948 Mercury taxi-boat, and his wife and their two children appear to have legitimate documents that would permit them to stay in this country, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Miami.
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Details about how the latest car-boat operated were not known. It was outfitted with a prow on the front that allowed it to cut through waves. Previous car-boats from Cuba have been powered by a propeller attached to the drive shaft.
Under U.S. policy, the car-boats are sunk at sea after being intercepted.
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That sucks - it was his car and he had valid papers. I think he should be allowed to keep his vessel/vehicle.
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