The manager of a restaurant in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is now free after spending almost three months in ICE custody.
Paul Dama came to the United States in 2019 from Nigeria. He said he was escaping the terror group Boko Haram, who had kidnapped him. He went on to help manage his sister’s restaurant, Suya Joint, in Nubian Square.
Back in June, Dama said he was driving to church on Father’s Day when ICE agents surrounded his car and took him into custody. Dama said he saw several SUVs “come out of nowhere” and follow him before he was pulled over. He said the officer told him he had overstayed his visa, despite him telling the officer he had applied for asylum…