ICE Detains Alabama Business Owner, $21,000 in Remittance Funds Goes Missing
Mar 11, 2026·Location: Russellville, AL
Country of origin: Guatemala
Pío Figueroa, a Latin convenience store owner in Russellville, Alabama, was detained by ICE on January 30 while transporting $21,000 in cash to a bank for his money transfer business. The funds, collected from community members sending remittances to Latin America, have not been accounted for since his arrest. His legal team notes that ICE agents do not use body cameras, making it impossible to track what happened to the money. Figueroa was held at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana and now faces deportation proceedings.
Timeline
Mar 11, 2026—Legal team and advocates report ICE agents do not use body cameras; Figueroa held at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana facing deportation
Jan 30, 2026—Pío Figueroa detained by ICE while transporting $21,000 in cash to bank for money transfer business; funds unaccounted for since arrest
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