A Roman Catholic nun in South Texas is released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained while walking to Mass in her religious habit, according to multiple outlets. The incident occurs in McAllen, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, where church officials say the nun was on her way to Our Lady of Sorrows church. Several sources report that ICE officers arrested her while she was walking to church on Sunday and later took her into immigration custody. Diocese officials describe the detention in a statement posted on social media. The nun’s release follows intervention by U.S. House members from South Texas, who contacted federal officials regarding the case. The reports characterize the response as prompting bipartisan congressional backlash, though the sources differ in how they frame the political reaction. After the interventions, ICE releases the nun from custody. The outlets do not provide detailed information in the shared summaries about the specific grounds for the detention beyond her being intercepted while going to church in her habit.
ICE releases Texas nun detained while walking to church in her habit
A Roman Catholic nun in South Texas is released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained while walking to Mass in her religious habit, according to multiple out...
- A Roman Catholic nun in McAllen, Texas is detained by ICE while walking to Mass in her habit.
- Church/diocese officials say she was heading to Our Lady of Sorrows church.
- The nun is later released from ICE custody after congressional intervention.
- U.S. House members from South Texas contact federal officials regarding her detention.
- Multiple outlets report bipartisan backlash over the circumstances of the detention.
Monica De la Cruz and other US House members from south Texas intervened with federal officials, leading to the nun's release from ICE custody.
1 month agoDiocese officials in south Texas say a nun was released after members of Congress intervenedA Roman Catholic nun was released from the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency arrested her while she walked to mass in her habit in south Texas.Sister Leticia Ugboaja was walking to Our Lady of Sorrows church in McAllen, Texas, just a few miles from the US-Mexico border on Sunday when she was detained by ICE officers, the church said in a statement on social media. Continue reading...
1 month agoMcALLEN, Texas (AP) — A nun was released from immigration custody after she was arrested walking to Mass in her habit in South Texas.
1 month agoDiocese officials in south Texas say a nun walking to church dressed in her habit was detained by ICE officers and later released after members of Congress intervened
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