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.

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.

The Rock Rapids native has been labeled a person of interest in Sudiksha's disappearance but has not been charged or officially named a suspect.