Democracy Dies in Darkness

After he was detained by ICE, gamers raised $100,000 to get him released

An expert Street Fighter player landed in detention for weeks. Gamers raised $100,000 toward his release.

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After a highly publicized period in ICE detention, Ludovic Mbock competed at the annual Combo Breaker game festival in Schaumburg, Illinois, on Saturday. (Joshua Lott/For The Washington Post)
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It’s May in Maryland. It’s nice and toasty outside. Ludovic Mbock would love to wear shorts, but he does not because people would stare.

The ankle monitor under his pant leg is the first thing he thinks about every morning now since March, when he was released on a $4,000 bond after six weeks in immigration detention.

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Gene Park is the Style video games critic for The Washington Post, covering video games and gaming culture. He joined The Post in 2015. @genepark
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