Sister Leticia Ugboaja detained by ICE en route to McAllen Mass, urges hearing for others
Washington Post segment features Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a Nigerian-born nun and nurse in McAllen, Texas, describing her June 28, 2026 detention by ICE while walking to Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. She recounts being denied permission to attend services, calls the experience heartbreaking, and states that many others with legal protections under U.S. law who have followed all rules deserve a chance to be heard before removal actions. The clip draws from her public statement after release; she was detained in a routine border-zone encounter, handcuffed, and freed the same day following intervention by Republican and Democratic members of Congress. Sources include diocesan statements and her own words.
Source: Washington Post