The family behind a celebrated West African restaurant in Boston is considering shuttering the eatery as they continue to deal with the detainment of their restaurant manager by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Paul Dama — who works at Suya Joint restaurant in both Roxbury and Providence — was arrested by ICE on his way to church, his family member, Vanessa Lizotte, wrote on a GoFundMe campaign page that’s raising money to help pay for his legal fees.
Dama, 46, “has not been given a clear explanation for his detention” and does not know what charges he is facing, according to a pop-up message on the restaurant’s website. ICE did not respond to a request for comment on his case Thursday afternoon, but its detainment records show that he is being held at the Strafford County jail in New Hampshire, which contracts with ICE to hold detainees…