To the Editor:

The article in Sunday’s Post-Standard about Rick Reina and Jeremy Dottin-Reina’s harrowing situation and Jeremy’s narrow escape from ICE brought me to tears. ( “When ICE came for Jeremy, Syracuse’s underground railroad helped him escape the country,” Nov. 14, 2025).

As a white, cisgendered, older generation, Christian and citizen, I am appalled and deeply ashamed of our federal government. In contrast, I am proud once again of the Syracuse community’s willingness to jump into the breach to do justice! Thank God that friends, social activists, local politicians and Canadian officials all came together to facilitate his rescue.

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