This Palestinian Cafe Lost Its Chefs to ICE Last Month. What Now?
The ICE detainment and likely deportation of two Nashville chefs has rocked the Middle Eastern community surrounding Deir, the Palestinian coffeehouse and restaurant where they worked. Host Rachel Iacovone is joined by Deir’s owner, Yousef Gumiza, to talk about the newfound immigration fears he and his staff are feeling, what it was like growing up in Nashville and in Palestine, and the Kurdish eatery that stepped up to take over Deir’s kitchen.
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