`` He served two tours in Afghanistan . NEW : Marine would have won case if it went to judgment , his attorney says . Sgt . Andrew Paul Tahmooressi and his mother reunite with `` big smiles '' and long hug . He was arrested in Tijuana , Mexico , on March 31 . The Mexican government said he had been working for the U.S. Navy as a translator since 2009.
NEW : Marine would have won case if it went to judgment , his attorney says . Sgt . Andrew Paul Tahmooressi and his mother reunite with `` big smiles '' and long hug . He was arrested in Tijuana , Mexico , on March 31 . The Mexican government said he had been working for the U.S. Navy as a translator since 2009.