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ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun was released after members of Congress intervened 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 on Sunday when she was detained by ICE officers, the church said in a statement on social media. Continue reading...

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Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun was released after members of Congress intervened 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 on Sunday when she was detained by ICE officers, the church said in a statement on social media. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit, Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun was released after members of Congress intervened 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 on Sunday when she was detained by ICE officers, the church said in a statement on social media. Continue reading…

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