A Los Angeles man with mental problems, who spent three months lost in Mexico after being deported despite being a U.S. citizen, sued homeland security and immigration officials on Wednesday.

Los Angeles-born Peter Guzman, 30, was deported to Tijuana in May 2007 after serving time in jail for trespassing. His family spent three months looking for him in hospitals, jails, shelters and morgues in the border town.

Guzman, described by his family as struggling with basic reading, writing and memory, survived by begging, washing in the Tijuana river and sleeping outdoors, the lawsuit said”*

*From: http://www.swissinfo.ch
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