A Black African-American nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, was walking dressed in her habit to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, in the backward racist state of Texas, just a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border when she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE have refused to provide an explanation as to why she was arrested in a state where every jackass moron redneck walks around with a gun. The nun carried no guns. Which leaves only one explanation: She is Black African, therefore she must be guilty of something in the minds of the ICE-GESTAPO police of white supremacist Donald Dumb.
Parish officials posted a message on social media shortly after the arrest. Congress members, including U.S. Rep. Monica de la Cruz, intervened on Ugboaja's behalf leading to her release yesterday.
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.
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.
"We are grateful for the quick response of local representatives who reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to get her released from custody," Riojas added in her statement.
President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — including at sensitive sites such as houses of worship — 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.
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