Nun Detained by ICE in Texas Sparks Cross-Party Outcry
TL;DR
A 56-year-old Nigerian nun, Sister Letty Ugboaja, was detained by ICE while walking to Sunday Mass in McAllen, Texas, prompting swift bipartisan calls for her release. She was freed that evening after lawmakers pressed DHS/ICE, highlighting concerns about how immigration enforcement resources are allocated, especially against nonthreatening individuals. The incident follows other ICE cases in the border region and underscores ongoing debates over immigration policy and enforcement priorities.
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- McAllen nun released from ICE custody after being detained while on her way to Mass ValleyCentral.com
- Prayer key to sister’s release from ICE detention, but foreign-born religious now on edge OSV News
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