A 19-year-old U.S. citizen was held by immigration officials in Tucson for 10 days, in part because authorities say he signed a document admitting that he entered the country illegally.
But Jose Hermosillo may not have understood what he was signing.
Hermosillo’s girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, says he has learning disabilities and is illiterate.
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