Boston restaurant manager detained by ICE despite valid work status, family says

Celebrated Roxbury restaurant may close after manager detained by ICE on Father’s Day - The Boston Globe

Paul Dama immigrated to the US from Nigeria in 2019. He has an ongoing asylum case and has authorization to work legally in the country, his sister said.

Michelin-starred Lazy Betty joins push to protect immigrant restaurant workers

A new national campaign is rallying restaurants to support immigrant workers fearing detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Atlanta’s Michelin-starred Lazy Betty is one of more than 100 to sign on.

Renowned Boston restaurant considers closing after manager is detained by ICE in NH jail

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).

Renowned Boston restaurant considers closing after manager is detained by ICE

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).

'Forced apart': Family-run Providence restaurant shaken by manager's ICE arrest

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The manager of Suya Joint, an acclaimed West African restaurant serving Boston and Providence, was detained by federal immigration agents last Sunday. Paul Naanman Dama, 46, was arrested June 15 in Brockton, Massachusetts, and placed into removal proceedings, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Boston told 12 News. Suya Joint owner Cecelia Lizotte said Dama, her older brother and the es…

Boston restaurant manager detained by ICE despite valid work status, family says

A Boston restaurant manager was detained by ICE despite his family's claims that he has valid work authorization, leaving them questioning the arrest's legality.