A sigh of relief. The news came a little less than a week before the deadline. Forced to leave the territory on April 3, Wenceslas Bouassa will finally be able to stay in France. The Loire prefecture suspended the expulsion notice issued against him in the middle of last week.
“Wenceslas will be able to apply for regularization through work”, indicates the association “A roof is everything”, which helped him when he arrived in the department, in 2018. The latter had notably introduced him to Thierry Grange, the manager of the brewery in which the undocumented migrant works on a permanent basis.
Arrested several times because of his political opinions
Aged 46, the Gabonese father had fled his native country because of the threats weighing on him. He had been arrested several times because of his political opinions. Rejected asylum a few months after his arrival in France, he was nevertheless recruited as a kitchen assistant upon leaving confinement.
He had several contracts before obtaining a permanent contract. Met last week, his boss estimated with 20 minutes that Wenceslas “deserved to stay in France”. “His place is here,” he added, praising his human and professional qualities.