Family celebrates release of Fallbrook man

Family and friends gather at Jackie Heyneman Park in Fallbrook July 22 to celebrate the release of Mario Figueroa of Fallbrook. Figueroa spent 11 days in the Otay Mesa Detention Center awaiting what he believed was certain deportation to Guatemala. Figueroa, shown here with his wife, Celeste, and 10-month-old daughter, Adalyn, has no criminal record and was released from custody July 21. Figueroa's parents brought him to the U.S. when he was age 3, but because his family was not granted asylum, his name was put on a removal order. A story on Figueroa will be featured in the Aug. 3 issue of the Village News. (Family and friends gather at Jackie Heyneman Park in Fallbrook July 22 to celebrate the release of Mario Figueroa of Fallbrook. Figueroa spent 11 days in the Otay Mesa Detention Center awaiting what he believed was certain deportation to Guatemala. Figueroa, shown here with his wife, Celeste, and 10-month-old daughter, Adalyne, has no criminal record and was released from custody July 21. Figueroa's parents brought him to the U.S. when he was age 3, but because his family was not granted asylum, his name was put on a removal order. A story on Figueroa will be featured in the Aug. 3 issue of the Village News.)