Joshua Riibe's return to the U.S. remains unclear as there was no immediate decision about returning his passport, which authorities confiscated last week.

I really want to be able to go home, talk to my family, give them hugs, tell them I miss them,” Riibe told Judge Elvis Delgado.

On Tuesday, the key witness in the disappearance of college student Sudiksha Konanki testified in a courtroom in the Dominican Republic.