The World - News from Aug. 17, 1988

U.S. immigration officials in Buffalo, N.Y., said the son of one of Cuba’s highest-ranking communications officials is being held in protective custody while they await a ruling on his request for political asylum. Marcel Bernardo, 19, the son of Francisco Bernardo, a member of Cuba’s Ministry of Communications, requested political asylum in the United States at the Peace Bridge linking the United States with Canada on Saturday night. An immigration official said the case is “very unusual and sensitive.” He said the immigration service is deciding whether to grant Bernardo permission to live in this country or send him back to Canada for processing by Canadian authorities.