Alabama immigrant couple told police they were robbed, husband detained by officers

An immigrant man living in Alabama without legal status has been detained after he and his wife called the police to report a car break in at their home.

“I understand they have to do their job, but they are not doing it properly,” said Angelica Ramirez. “My husband has been here for a long time and has never committed a crime.

Sergio, Piñeda, 33, has lived in the U.S. for over a decade without legal status working as a painter and on odd jobs. He and his wife, Ramirez, live in Level Plains, a town of a little more than 1,800 people according to the 2020 Census, just north of the Florida line, with their three children…

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