By
Bindu Bansinath,
a senior writer who covers news, culture, and relationships.
Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and Electric Literature. She was previously an assistant editor at Harper's.
In late June, 56-year-old Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a Roman Catholic nun in South Texas, was walking to Sunday Mass, dressed in her white habit and carrying her rosary, when two armed ICE officers put her under arrest and detained her for several hours. Now, Ugboaja — who is from Nigeria and faces persecution if she returns — is speaking up about the “heartbreaking” ordeal.
