Congressional pressure follows ICE detention of South Texas nun en route to Mass
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A 56-year-old Nigerian nun, Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, was detained by ICE while walking to Mass in McAllen, Texas, before being released after intervention by South Texas lawmakers; church and civil-rights groups decried the arrest as “wildly disturbing” and called for DHS reform.
- Catholic bishop seeks information on “wildly disturbing” ICE arrest of nun walking to South Texas church The Texas Tribune
- ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit The Guardian
- Nun arrested by ICE as she walked to Mass in Texas is released NBC News
- ‘She changed lives’: Valley nurse, nun detained by ICE known for her compassion ValleyCentral.com
- Valley reps. say nun detained by ICE in McAllen is returning home MyRGV.com
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