Houston district attorney blames Jocelyn Nungaray murder on ‘broken’ immigration system

Published July 1, 2024 2:40pm ET



The Democratic district attorney in a Houston-area county where 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was allegedly raped and murdered by two Venezuelan illegal immigrants blamed the “broken” immigration system for the girl’s death.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg rebuked federal law enforcement at the southern border for letting Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22, and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, into the United States after they were caught illegally entering near El Paso, Texas, this spring.

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