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Nigerian nun arrested on way to church released from US custody

Nigerian nun arrested on way to church released from US custody

A Nigerian Catholic nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, has been released from the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after she was arrested while walking to Mass in south Texas.
Ugboaja was on her way to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas, near the US-Mexico border, when ICE officers detained her, according to a statement issued by the church on social media.
The incident drew widespread attention after the church publicised her arrest online, prompting intervention from several members of the US Congress, including Representative Monica De La Cruz, a
Republican representing south Texas.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE ha...

Source: Vanguard News

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