India, April 21 -- Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Tucson from Albuquerque, was wrongfully arrested near the Border Patrol headquarters with an agent claiming the 19-year-old 'illegally entered' the US, AZPM reported. After 10 days in detention, Hermosillo was released following a magistrate judge's order to dismiss his case on Thursday.

AZPM cited court documents to add that Jose Hermosillo was not carrying identification at the time of his arrest. The documents said that he was detained 'at or near Nogales, Arizona, without proper immigration documents'. The agent also said that he admitted to illegally entering the US.

However, Hermosillo dismissed these claims. He and his girlfriend were visiting family in Tucson and had never bee...