{"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\/it\/learn\/facing-deportation-nigerian-nun-in-south-texas-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Di fronte alla deportazione, una suora nigeriana nel sud del Texas parla apertamente"},"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\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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