ICE arrest of nun sparks bipartisan backlash in South Texas
Democratic and Republican lawmakers called for the release of Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a Nigerian national, after she was arrested on a Sunday while headed to church. She was released hours later. The Sister
"was walking the block between her home and the Catholic Church where she attends Sunday Mass in McAllen, Texas, when she was stopped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The agents arrested her, taking her rosary, and brought her to a nearby detention facility.
As reports of Ugboaja’s arrest spread, demands for her release from members of southern Texas’ congressional delegation flooded social media." MS Now, The Texas Tribune.