ICE Confiscated a Roman Catholic Nun's Rosary — DHS Still Won't Say Why
Secretary Markwayne Mullin did not immediately reply to our request for comment on the targeting of Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, 56, of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy, in McAllen.
WASHINGTON — Sister Letty’s rosary is still in an ICE evidence bag somewhere. Nobody at the Department of Homeland Security will say where, or why agents took it off her in the first place.
Three days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stopped Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja steps from Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, Texas — handcuffed her, confiscated her rosary, and drove her toward a detention facility an hour up the road — the agency that ordered it has offered exactly zero words of public explanation. Migrant Insider texted DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin directly Monday for an update on the Sister Letty situation. He has not replied. This story will update if and when he does.
What ICE Won’t Explain
Sister Letty, 56, is a member of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy who has worked as a registered nurse in the McAllen area for roughly a decade. She was on her way to Sunday Mass, in her habit, when agents stopped her near the …