Nun Detained by ICE While Walking to Daily Mass in Texas — Speaks Out for First Time

A Catholic nun spoke publicly for the first time about being detained by ICE while walking to daily Mass at her parish in Texas — she is a lawful permanent resident with a valid green card. The account details a multi-hour detention, demands for documents she did not have on her person, and transfer to a holding facility before release. The incident is a documented case of enforcement against a clearly lawful resident in a religious context, a pattern civil liberties advocates have flagged as collateral harm from interior enforcement conducted without a warrant requirement.

This extends the pattern of enforcement against clearly lawful residents the timeline has tracked in 2026, including the Canadian mother and autistic daughter detained at a Texas checkpoint despite a valid visa (2026-03-14–canadian-mother-daughter-detained-ice-valid-visa) — both cases share the same structural feature of ICE detention proceeding without prior verification of a person’s documented status.