Wrongly deported, disabled man returned
It was only a 132-mile trip to Tijuana, but for Pedro Guzman of Lancaster and his family, it seemed more like a journey to hell and back. Tony Castro in the Daily News.
A developmentally disabled U.S. citizen, Guzman was wrongly deported to Mexico by his own government three months ago. During his time there, the 29-year-old survived his ordeal by eating out of trash cans as he wandered more than 100 miles along the border, desperately searching for a way back to his family in the United States - only to be turned back by Border Patrol agents.
He was finally reunited with his family Tuesday, capping an emotionally exhausting journey that lawyers say raises serious questions about the behavior of federal immigration officials.