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.

A judge ruled in favor of a State University student after he was not allowed to leave a Punta Cana hotel after a 20-year-old went missing.

A judge granted habeas corpus which released Riibe from police surveillance. His passport, however, was not returned. Media outlets are not sure where the passport was. Prosecutor Eduardo Velázquez told NBC News, “I don’t know about the passport.” When questioned further he replied in English, “I…I don’t speak Spanish… English.”

Joshua Riibe, 22, was named as a person of interest in Konanki’s March 6 disappearance. He was not charged with wrongdoing or named as a suspect. The ruling comes as Konanki’s parents asked authorities to declare the 20-year-old dead.