The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville called the detention of a nun who was walking to Sunday Mass by Immigration and Customs Enforcement "wildly disturbing." According to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, Sister Leticia Ugbaoja was detained by ICE while on her way to church.
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Texas diocese calls nun's detainment by ICE 'wildly disturbing'
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Catholic nun released after ICE arrest in Texas: ‘Wildly disturbing’
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has released a statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a nun while she was walking to Mass on Sunday, with Bishop Daniel E. Flores calling the actions "wildly disturbing."
A Catholic nun in South Texas was released Sunday after U.S. immigration authorities detained her while she was walking to Mass, prompting intervention from members of Congress and calls for prayers from her parish.
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville called the detention of a nun who was walking to Sunday Mass by Immigration and Customs Enforcement "wildly disturbing." According to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, Sister Leticia Ugbaoja was detained by ICE while on her way to church.
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville said Sister Leticia Ugboaja was detained by agents as she was walking to attend mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Texas.
Federal immigration agents detained a 56-year-old Catholic nun on a Sunday morning in McAllen, Texas, handcuffing her on the sidewalk as she walked to Mass, and neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security has explained why.
