Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Sister Leticia Ugboaja's attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.