Rep. Tom Barrett of Michigan says a couple who was jailed in Mexico are returning to the U.S. after spending a month behind bars over a timeshare dispute.

The Akeos' law firm confirmed the couple, of Spring Arbor, had been "released from custody and [had] returned to Lansing, Michigan," per a statement obtained by PEOPLE. The couple have made it safely home, attorney Stu Mollrich confirmed to PEOPLE.

Michigan Congressman Tom Barrett visited south of the border to discuss the release of a Michigan couple in a Mexican jail. Barrett departed for Mexico Tuesday afternoon to speak to Mexican officials on the release of Paul and Christy Akeo.