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Nun Detained by ICE En Route to Sunday MassSister Leticia Ugboaja, a nurse in Texas, was taken into custody Sunday and released later that day.
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- Sister Leticia Ugboaja was detained by ICE agents while walking to church in McAllen, Texas.
- She is a Nigerian nurse with a decade of experience in South Texas health centers.
- Local officials and the Catholic Diocese seek clarity about the arrest and detention circumstances.
- Bishop Flores condemned the incident and called for Homeland Security enforcement reforms.
For now, it is clear that Homeland Security enforcement protocols that make it possible for a religious sister, or anyone, to be detained and handcuffed while peacefully walking to Church on a Sunday morning are wildly disturbing and need to be reformed.— Bishop Daniel E. Flores, Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, in a statement condemning the arrest
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