Joshua Riibe was unlawfully detained in the Dominican Republic amid the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, a local court ruled upon his return to the U.S.

the law firm Guzmán Ariza confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday, March 19. "On March 18th, following the conclusion of the habeas corpus hearing that ordered the release of our client, Joshua Riibe ...

"Our firm remains committed to upholding due process and the constitutional guarantees established under Article 69 of our Constitution," said a representative from Guzmán Ariza in a press release.

According to a statement from Guzmán Ariza, Abogados Consultores, the law firm representing the Riibe family, the La Altagracia prosecutor’s office offered to return Joshua’s passport.

“We are pleased to announce that Joshua and his father are currently traveling back to their home in the United States,” attorney Guzmán Ariza said in a statement released Wednesday nigh ...

Joshua Steven Riibe, 22, left for the United States on Wednesday night with his father, according to Guzmán Ariza, the law firm representing him. Ms. Konanki, 20, went missing on March 6 during a ...

"We can confirm that he left the Dominican Republic this afternoon and is already in the US," Guzmán Ariza, Abogados Consultores the law firm representing the Riibe family in the DR told WUSA9 ...

According to a statement from Guzman Ariza, Abogados Consultores, the law firm representing the Riibe family, the La Altagracia prosecutor's office offered to return Joshua's passport.

According to a statement from Guzmán Ariza, Abogados Consultores, the law firm representing the Riibe family, the La Altagracia prosecutor’s office offered to return Joshua’s passport.