{"id":18779,"date":"2026-06-29T19:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18779"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:33:28","slug":"ice-releases-a-texas-nun-intercepted-walking-to-church-dressed-in-her-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18779","title":{"rendered":"ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By VALERIE GONZALEZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McALLEN, Texas (AP) \u2014 A nun was released from immigration custody after she was arrested walking to Mass in her habit in South Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18777\">Long Beach\u2019s Rocket Lab buying Iridium for $8B in challenge to SpaceX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sister Leticia Ugboaja was walking to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, Texas, just a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday when she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security and ICE have not responded to a request for comment since Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Parish officials posted a message on social media shortly after the arrest that gained traction in the news and led to Congress members including U.S. Rep. Monica de la Cruz intervening on Ugboaja\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>The nun is part of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy and volunteered as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, according to Brenda Riojas, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Brownsville.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18775\">DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with \u2018Star Wars\u2019 song, record says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ugboaja is also a registered nurse at South Texas Health System and worked previously for 10 years as a certified nursing assistant at DHR Health in Edinburg, Riojas confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Members of congress representing south Texas intervened with federal officials. As of Monday, Ugboaja was back in her home.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the quick response of local representatives who reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to get her released from custody,\u201d Riojas added in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown \u2014 including at sensitive sites such as houses of worship \u2014 has prompted faith leaders to adjust their response to church members who have become too afraid to attend. Some have encouraged online attendance, while others have offered help doing errands such as grocery shopping for people too fearful to leave their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18773\">Luigi Mangione\u2019s federal trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO\u2019s killing postponed until January<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun walking to church dressed in her habit was detained by ICE officers and later released after members of Congress intervened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit - 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