{"id":2273072,"date":"2024-06-20T22:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T02:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-charged-with-killing-12-year-old-texas-girl-were-released-by-border-patrol-report\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T22:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T02:18:48","slug":"illegal-immigrants-charged-with-killing-12-year-old-texas-girl-were-released-by-border-patrol-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-charged-with-killing-12-year-old-texas-girl-were-released-by-border-patrol-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Border Patrol released illegal immigrants accused of murdering 12-year-old Texas girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-immigrants-charged-with-killing-12-year-old-texas-girl-were-released-by-border-patrol-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2273072&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two illegal immigrants, Johan Jose R=angel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena \u200cRamos,\u200b have \u2063been charged with the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray \u2064in Texas. Both individuals had previously\u200b been caught crossing\u2062 the U.S.\u200d border \u2064illegally and were released\u2062 by the Border Patrol. The\u2062 suspects,\u2063 hailing from Venezuela, allegedly committed the murder after their release. The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analyst-weighs-in-on-daniel-penny-chokehold-case\/\" title=\"Expert analyzes Daniel Penny's chokehold case.\">garnered significant attention<\/a>, prompting former President Donald\u2063 Trump to criticize President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200b immigration policies, blaming them \u200dfor the incident. Multiple agencies including \u200cICE,\u200b Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Homeland\u200c Security are \u200dinvestigating, \u200dwhile political and community figures have voiced their distress over the tragedy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At least one of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"illegal immigrants\">illegal immigrants<\/a> who were charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> were previously released by Border Patrol, according to multiple reports Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, were caught crossing the border illegally in El Paso, Texas, in March and May, respectively, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1803933564809154575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbi-is-now-mainly-a-weapon-against-republicans\/\" title=\"The FBI Is Now Mainly A Weapon Against Republicans\">sources speaking<\/a> with Fox News. Both were released into the United States, after which they allegedly murdered Jocelyn Nungaray this week.<\/p>\n<p>Both illegal immigrants were from Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Homeland Security. ICE said it is looking into the matter.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Acting Chief Larry Satterwhite speaks during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">press conference held<\/a> by the Houston Police Department related to the investigation of the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio\/Houston Chronicle via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nungaray\u2019s death caught the attention of former President Donald Trump, who blamed the killing on President Joe Biden\u2019s immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a new Biden Migrant Killing \u2013 It\u2019s only going to get worse, and it\u2019s all Crooked Joe Biden\u2019s fault,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112651053947388041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cHe\u2019s a disgrace to the Office of President, he\u2019s a disgrace to America. I look forward to seeing him at the Fake Debate on Thursday. Let him explain why he has allowed MILLIONS of people to come into our Country illegally!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> also reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the murder of Nungaray hit particularly close to home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a grandfather and a father, it doesn\u2019t get any worse,\u201d he said, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/20\/us-news\/2-migrants-charged-with-abducting-strangling-texas-girl-12-and-dumping-her-body-in-bayou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>per<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>. \u201cIf there is any circumstance where you deny bail, this is it.\u201d The outlet also cited DHS sources saying Pena Ramos was promptly released by border agents after being caught.<\/p>\n<p>Security footage showed Martinez and Ramos following Nungaray into a convenience store. She disappeared shortly after and then was found dead floating in a bayou. Billie Jackson, who discovered the body, told ABC 13 news that she didn\u2019t recognize her corpse as a body at first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI drove past, and when I looked up the creek, I thought it was a mannequin. I did a U-turn and I stopped on the bridge, put my flashers on, looked down, and realized it was someone. I parked right here and called 911 immediately,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/post\/houston-texas-12-year-old-girl-killed-body-found-creek-rankin-road-greenspoint-jocelyn-nungaray\/14975883\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences found she died by strangulation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The murder comes soon after another high-profile case in New York City in which an Ecuadorian immigrant was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. A 23-year-old woman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3052505\/new-york-woman-accused-migrant-child-rapist-headlock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>was credited<\/a> with spotting him from a wanted poster and helping to hold him until police arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Morin, a mother of five, was raped and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3053568\/rachel-morin-mother-murder-deeply-touched-trump-phone-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed<\/a> last year, allegedly by an El Salvadoran migrant believed to be part of a gang. He was arrested this week but previously was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1803894804457361718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>caught trying to enter the country and deported<\/a> three separate times, ICE told Fox News, before successfully entering the country a fourth time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two illegal immigrants, charged with murdering a 12-year-old girl in Texas, had been previously released by Border Patrol, reports say. Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, were detained in El Paso, Texas, after illegally crossing the border in March and May<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2273073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jocelyn-Nungaray-death-immigrants.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2273072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jocelyn-Nungaray-death-immigrants.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2273072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2273073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2273072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2273072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2273072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}