The manager of a popular restaurant in Boston has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after he was granted asylum earlier this week.

Paul Dama, a Nigerian journalist who fled to the U.S. seeking asylum after being kidnapped by Boko Haram, was in federal custody since June.

Dama's sister, Cecelia Lizotte, who owns Suya Joint in Roxbury and a popular food truck, said he was arrested while walking to church in Brockton despite having a valid asylum claim and a recently renewed worker authorization valid until 2029. He's the operations manager at the Nubian Square restaurant.

"We're overwhelmed with excitement, still like need to see him, pinch him to also know that yes, you are out, but as of right now the prayers have been answered," Lizotte said on Wednesday af

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