Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for first time: ‘It was very heartbreaking for me’
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Sister Leticia Ugboaja, a nun in Texas, was detained by ICE officers on June 28 while walking to Sunday mass. She described the experience as frightening and confusing, stating she did not understand what was happening. She spoke publicly for the first time at a news conference in McAllen, expressing her distress. The incident highlights ongoing immigration enforcement actions near the US-Mexico border.
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ICE arrested a nun in her religious habit while walking to church.
She spoke at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows church in McAllen, Texas.
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She went into a cold sweat during the encounter.
The Guardian- ICE arrested a nun in her religious habit while walking to church.
- The incident occurs in McAllen, Texas, a hotspot for immigration politics.
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Loaded language removed<p>Sister Leticia Ugboaja says she went into a cold sweat as ICE officers approached her in McAllen on her way to church </p><p>A nun who was taken into <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/ice-nun-detained-released-texas">immigration custody</a> last month in Texas said Thursday that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday mass in…
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She went into a cold sweat during the encounter.
The GuardianShe was walking to Sunday mass when two armed men approached her.
The GuardianShe spoke at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows church in McAllen, Texas.
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