A nun is detained in Texas while heading to Mass and is released hours later

A Catholic religious sister was detained last Sunday by agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while walking to church to attend Holy Mass in McAllen, a city in the state of Texas located along the border with Mexico. The religious sister was released that same night, after several interventions by political representatives and local authorities. According to EWTN News, the sister in question is Sister Leticia Ugboaja, a member of the congregation Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy. In addition to her religious work, she works as a nurse at the South Texas Health System and serves as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at Our Lady of Sorrows parish, where she was going to participate in the Sunday celebration when she was intercepted by federal agents on June 28. The news was initially spread by the parish itself and led to the intervention of several members of the United States Congress, including Monica de la Cruz and Henry Cuellar. The latter …