A 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, when she was detained by ICE officers, the church said in a statement on social media.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE have not responded to a request for comment since Sunday.
Church officials’ social media post shortly after her arrest gained traction in the news
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