{"id":99692,"date":"2026-07-24T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=99692"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:28:31","slug":"facing-deportation-nigerian-nun-in-south-texas-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/facing-deportation-nigerian-nun-in-south-texas-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Ante la deportaci\u00f3n, una monja nigeriana en el sur de Texas alza la voz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Sister Leticia Ugboaja, the Catholic nun and nurse who was briefly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in south Texas in June, made her first public remarks after what she described as weeks of \u201cstress, anxiety, and fear.\u201d At a July 23 press conference, she said she is still afraid of what may yet happen to her but is trusting in God.\u201cI was very much afraid, with cold sweat,\u201d she said of her detainment by ICE officers as\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sister Leticia Ugboaja, the Catholic nun and nurse who was briefly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in south Texas in June, made her first public remarks after what she described as weeks of \u201cstress, anxiety, and fear.\u201d At a July 23 press conference, she said she is still afraid of what may yet happen to her but is trusting in God.\u201cI was very much afraid, with cold sweat,\u201d she said of her detainment by ICE officers as\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-99692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101363,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/brownsville-texas-bishop-addresses-plight-of-nun-others-like-her-facing-deportation\/","url_meta":{"origin":99692,"position":0},"title":"Brownsville, Texas, bishop addresses plight of nun, others like her facing deportation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"While he is thankful and relieved that Sister Leticia Ugboaja will be able to remain serving in the Rio Grande Valley as her immigration case continues, Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, Bishop Daniel Flores said July 29 that the outcome of her situation is still \u201can open question,\u201d as it is for many others in similar circumstances.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Texas bishop, who also serves as vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), released a statement following Ugboaja\u2019s July 28\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brownsville, Texas, bishop addresses plight of nun, others like her facing deportation","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brownsville-Texas-bishop-addresses-plight-of-nun-others-like-her-facing-deportation.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brownsville-Texas-bishop-addresses-plight-of-nun-others-like-her-facing-deportation.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brownsville-Texas-bishop-addresses-plight-of-nun-others-like-her-facing-deportation.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brownsville-Texas-bishop-addresses-plight-of-nun-others-like-her-facing-deportation.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":101879,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-charities-leader-says-texas-nun-has-felt-overwhelmed-with-fear-after-detention-by-ice\/","url_meta":{"origin":99692,"position":1},"title":"Catholic Charities leader says Texas nun has felt &#8216;overwhelmed with fear&#8217; after detention by ICE","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The brief detention by immigration officials of a Catholic religious sister in south Texas continues to reverberate through immigrant Catholic communities, with Sister Norma Pimentel saying the experience left lasting emotional scars and heightened fears about immigration enforcement.Speaking in an interview with \u201cEWTN News In Depth\u201d host Catherine Hadro on July 31, Pimentel \u2014 a Missionary of Jesus and the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley who has served as a long-time migrant advocate \u2014 recounted\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic Charities leader says Texas nun has felt 'overwhelmed with fear' after detention by ICE","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Catholic-Charities-leader-says-Texas-nun-has-felt-overwhelmed-with-fear-after-detention-by-ICE.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Catholic-Charities-leader-says-Texas-nun-has-felt-overwhelmed-with-fear-after-detention-by-ICE.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Catholic-Charities-leader-says-Texas-nun-has-felt-overwhelmed-with-fear-after-detention-by-ICE.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Catholic-Charities-leader-says-Texas-nun-has-felt-overwhelmed-with-fear-after-detention-by-ICE.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56123,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/san-bernardino-diocese-grants-sunday-mass-dispensation-to-those-fearing-deportation\/","url_meta":{"origin":99692,"position":2},"title":"San Bernardino diocese grants Sunday Mass dispensation to those fearing deportation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octubre 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino, Calif. \/ Farragutful via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 \/ 17:55 pm (CNA). Bishop Alberto Rojas of the diocese of San Bernardino, California has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for those within the diocese who fear deportation.&nbsp; The bishop said all of the faithful within the diocese who possess \u201cgenuine fear\u201d of arrest while attending Mass are dispensed from the obligation\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"San Bernardino diocese grants Sunday Mass dispensation to those fearing deportation","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/San-Bernardino-diocese-grants-Sunday-Mass-dispensation-to-those-fearing-deportation.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/San-Bernardino-diocese-grants-Sunday-Mass-dispensation-to-those-fearing-deportation.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/San-Bernardino-diocese-grants-Sunday-Mass-dispensation-to-those-fearing-deportation.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/San-Bernardino-diocese-grants-Sunday-Mass-dispensation-to-those-fearing-deportation.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65578,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/milwaukee-archbishop-open-to-granting-mass-dispensation-for-migrants\/","url_meta":{"origin":99692,"position":3},"title":"Milwaukee archbishop open to granting Mass dispensation for migrants","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octubre 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Milwaukee archbishop Jeffrey Grob said he would consider granting dispensation from Mass obligations to migrants fearing deportation if the situation worsens in his archdiocese. \/ Credit: Archdiocese of Milwaukee Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2025 \/ 17:16 pm (CNA). Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee said he would consider granting dispensation from Mass obligations to migrants fearing deportation if the situation worsens in his archdiocese, according to a spokesperson.&nbsp;Sunday Mass dispensations for migrants became a \u201cdiscussion point\u201d with Grob and south\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Milwaukee archbishop open to granting Mass dispensation for migrants","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milwaukee-archbishop-open-to-granting-Mass-dispensation-for-migrants.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milwaukee-archbishop-open-to-granting-Mass-dispensation-for-migrants.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milwaukee-archbishop-open-to-granting-Mass-dispensation-for-migrants.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milwaukee-archbishop-open-to-granting-Mass-dispensation-for-migrants.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19495,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/texas-nuns-dismissed-from-religious-life-after-lengthy-feud-with-bishop-vatican\/","url_meta":{"origin":99692,"position":4},"title":"Texas nuns dismissed from religious life after lengthy feud with bishop,\u00c2\u00a0Vatican","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"marzo 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. \/ Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns CNA Staff, Oct 29, 2024 \/ 14:05 pm (CNA). A group of Texas nuns has been dismissed from religious life and returned to the lay state after a lengthy feud with their bishop over the governance of their monastery.Mother Marie of the Incarnation, the president of the Association of Christ\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gerlach.jpg?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gerlach.jpg?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gerlach.jpg?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gerlach.jpg?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":71211,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/leaders-in-latino-communities-say-mass-deportation-causes-fear-and-anxiety\/","url_meta":{"origin":99692,"position":5},"title":"Leaders in Latino communities say mass deportation causes \u2018fear and anxiety\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"diciembre 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Paula Fitzgerald, Roxana Rueda Moreno, moderator Christian Soenen, Rosa Reyes discuss the effects of mass deportation at a conversation sponsored by the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. \/ Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal\/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 \/ 12:44 pm (CNA). Life for members of the Latino community has \u201cchanged drastically,\u201d according to leaders of groups serving Latino Catholics.\u201cSince the increased immigration enforcement, our communities, our families, are living in constant fear and anxiety,\u201d said Roxana\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Leaders in Latino communities say mass deportation causes \u2018fear and anxiety\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leaders-in-Latino-communities-say-mass-deportation-causes-%E2%80%98fear-and-anxiety.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leaders-in-Latino-communities-say-mass-deportation-causes-%E2%80%98fear-and-anxiety.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leaders-in-Latino-communities-say-mass-deportation-causes-%E2%80%98fear-and-anxiety.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leaders-in-Latino-communities-say-mass-deportation-causes-%E2%80%98fear-and-anxiety.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99692"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=99692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}