From staff and wire reports

                  MIAMI (CNN) -- The U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday relocated Elian
                  Gonzalez from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to an undisclosed location
                  in the United States.

                  Along with his father, stepmother and half-brother, the 6-year-old Cuban
                  castaway was moved at 12:45 p.m. EDT, marshals service spokesman Drew
                  Wade said in a terse statement shortly after 1:30 p.m..

                  Meanwhile, in Miami Cuban-Americans staged a work stoppage Tuesday to
                  protest the government's armed seizure of Elian Gonzalez.

                  In Washington, the State Department announced it will expedite visas to allow
                  eight Cubans -- four of Elian's young friends and four parents -- to visit the boy
                  in the United States for about two weeks.

                  And on Capitol Hill, Congressional Republicans, critical of the tactics used in the
                  weekend raid to seize Elian -- and asking why a negotiated solution wasn't
                  possible -- called Attorney General Janet Reno to Capitol Hill for questioning.

                  Prior to the announcement that Elian had been moved to an undisclosed location,
                  the boy's Miami relatives had tried for a fourth straight day to visit him at Andrews
                  Air Force Base near Washington.

                  "It is very frustrating to see that even though he is in an American place, where he
                  is surrounded by American people, they don't allow Americans to see him," said
                  Georgiana Cid, a cousin of Elian's.

                  'The community is united on this issue'

                  In Miami, essential services were reported functioning normally despite the work
                  stoppage, which closed many shops and businesses owned by Cuban-Americans.

                  Exile leaders, who called their protest "Martes Muerto" ("Dead Tuesday") asked
                  residents of greater Miami to stay away from work and for businesses to shut their
                  doors from 6 a.m. to midnight to back a demand for a federal probe into the lightning
                  raid Saturday that led to Elian's reunion with his father.

                  The effort appeared successful but not disruptive, even though about 5,000 Miami-
                  Dade County employees did not show up for work, opting to take a vacation day.

                  Police and fire services appeared unaffected, and Miami's airport was operating
                  normally. Miami-Dade County schools and courts also were open.

                  But in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, normally bustling restaurants were
                  closed along with banks, supermarkets and small, family-owned stores. While
                  some downtown businesses closed, too, the rest of the city went on with its day.

                  Traffic congestion eased only slightly, and tourists sunned at the beach.

                  While Miami was far from "dead," a spokesman for Elian's Miami relatives
                  considered the work stoppage a successful display of Cuban-American
                  solidarity. "It shows that the community is united on this issue ... to show how
                  mad they are," Armando Gutierrez told CNN.

                  Marlins ballplayers to skip game

                  Almost one-third of greater Miami's 2.2 million people is of Cuban extraction and
                  about half the work force has Cuban roots.

                  Sam Aladdin, who is of Indian descent, closed his self-service laundry in Little
                  Havana in support of his Cuban-American customers. "We are losing money,
                  but what are you going to do?" he told CNN. "You have to make sacrifices
                  somewhere along the line to gain victory. That is the only way you can do it."

                  Enrique Diaz, president of the Popular Discount drug store chain in Miami, said
                  he was giving all 450 of his employees the day off with pay. "What we want to
                  do is just be a peaceful people and stay home, calm," he said.

                  Four Florida Marlins baseball players and several coaches said they plan to
                  miss Tuesday night's home game against San Francisco to honor the protest.
                  Marlins manager John Boles said they would be excused with pay for the day.

                  One of the Marlins participating in the work stoppage, third baseman Mike
                   Lowell, has not missed a game this season.

                  Although he was born in Puerto Rico, his parents are Cuban exiles and his
                  wife is Cuban.

                  "You don't have to be Cuban to support this," Lowell said Monday. "I've got
                  problems with them (the U.S. government) saying they're concerned with the
                  kid's welfare, and they go in there like it's World War III."

                  Reno called to Capitol Hill

                  Many in greater Miami's Cuban-American community were infuriated by the
                  Saturday morning raid in which helmeted, rifle-toting federal agents stormed the
                  Little Havana home of Elian's great-uncle, Lazaro Gonzalez, and snatched the boy
                  from the arms of the fisherman who rescued him in November.

                  The outrage also extends to Capitol Hill, where Reno defended herself before a
                  bipartisan group of 11 senators picked by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
                  Most of them have been critical of the administration's handling of the case.

                   Reno approved the raid after efforts failed to negotiate a peaceful handover
                   of Elian. Among the issues under debate was whether the attorney general should
                   have continued the talks instead of ordering the armed seizure.

                  Back in Miami, Gutierrez charged the federal government with hypocrisy. "The
                  ... government was pushing so much for the family to get together ... and now,
                  the tables are turned and they won't allow the family to see the boy. So it shows
                  that they were on one side only and all they care (about) is ... what Fidel Castro
                  wanted."

                  Elian has been the subject of a custody battle between his Cuban father and
                  relatives in Miami since he survived the sinking of a boat carrying 14 migrants
                  from the Communist-run island to Florida. His mother and 10 others died.

                  His father, backed by Cuban President Fidel Castro, has said the boy belongs
                  with him in Cuba, while the Miami relatives, with the support of hard-line
                  anti-communist exiles, say he should grow up "in freedom" in the United States.

                    Correspondents Susan Candiotti and Kate Snow and The Associated Press and Reuters
                                contributed to this report, written by Jim Morris.