Syracuse community rallies for worker detained by ICE as wife seeks release: ‘We need him so much’

Syracuse, N.Y. — Like every other Friday, Carlos Arreaga woke up, got ready and left his Syracuse home one morning this summer.

His family and neighbors said Arreaga was always working or helping someone else. He worked as a painter six days a week and also spent time helping other people navigate the immigration process, they said.

At the end of the day, he would normally wait to eat dinner with his wife, Amelia, and their young daughter, Kristel…

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