{"id":2288678,"date":"2024-07-03T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-minimizes-illegals-brutal-crimes-blames-gop-for-noticing\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:38:31","slug":"nyt-minimizes-illegals-brutal-crimes-blames-gop-for-noticing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-minimizes-illegals-brutal-crimes-blames-gop-for-noticing\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Minimizes Illegals&#8217; Brutal Crimes, Blames GOP For Noticing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fnyt-minimizes-illegals-brutal-crimes-blames-gop-for-noticing%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=2288678&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>The New York Times reporter\u200b J. David Goodman \u200daccused Republicans of politicizing border security in the wake of \u200dthe brutal murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. \u2063The accused killers, two illegal aliens from Venezuela,\u200b allegedly lured Nungaray under a bridge, sexually \u2062assaulted her, and\u200d murdered her. Despite these horrific details, Goodman\u2064 referred\u200c to the alleged killers as &#8220;migrants&#8221; and highlighted one&#8217;s\u2064 regret over the \u200dcrime. The report\u2063 also discussed the Biden\u200c administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-joe-bidens-foreign-policy-reset-will-be-a-disaster\/\" title=\"Why Joe Biden\u2019s Foreign Policy \u2018Reset\u2019 Will Be A Disaster\">open border policies<\/a> and the criticism from Democrats about Republicans&#8217; focus on such crimes. While\u2064 Goodman mentioned studies showing migrants commit fewer crimes, critics argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-approves-transfer-of-russian-assets-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Garland OKs Russian Asset Transfer to Ukraine.\">specific crimes committed<\/a> by illegal immigrants are preventable. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-jan-6-protest-could-be-co-organized-by-govt-agents\/\" title=\"Report: Jan. 6 protest could be co-organized by govt. agents\">report raised questions<\/a> about the handling\u2063 of illegal immigration\u200b and its impact on crime rates.  <\/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>New York Times reporter J. David Goodman in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/25\/us\/houston-venezuelan-immigrants-murder-jocelyn-nungaray.html#:~:text=The%20killing%20of%2012%2Dyear,Biden%20over%20his%20immigration%20policies.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent report<\/a> accused Republicans of having \u201cseized on\u201d the brutal murder of Jocelyn Nungaray in order to politicize border security.<\/p>\n<p>Goodman included quotes that framed Nungaray\u2019s alleged killers as \u201cremorseful\u201d and criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for supposedly not caring that young women \u201cwere raped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The June 25 report comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/27\/us-news\/jocelyn-nungaray-funeral-family-member-says-close-borders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two illegal aliens<\/a> from Venezuela allegedly lured 12-year-old Nungaray under a bridge, stripped her naked to the waist, bound her, sexually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/jocelyn-nungaray-family-confirms-sexual-assault-opposes-death-penalty-murder-illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assaulted<\/a> her for two hours, strangled her to death, and dumped her body into shallow water nearby, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/police\/nr\/2024\/jun\/nr240621-3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Houston Police Department<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/crime\/article\/jocelyn-nungaray-bond-set-franlin-pena-19531831.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local news reports<\/a>. The accused killers, Jose Pena Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 21, were caught and released by Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing the southern border this year. They are both charged with capital murder.<\/p>\n<p>Goodman referred to the alleged killers as \u201cmigrants\u201d and inexplicably included the detail that Pena regretted sexually assaulting and killing a child. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaniel Werlinger, one of two defense lawyers appointed to represent Mr. Pena, described his client as \u2018remorseful,\u2019 saying that he \u2018understands the gravity of the situation\u2019 that he is in,\u201d Goodman wrote. Goodman went on to criticize Republicans\u2019 focus on the multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/22\/gov-healey-shrugs-off-illegal-border-crosser-who-raped-teen-things-will-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">child rapes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/26\/corporate-media-cover-for-bidens-border-invasion-by-pretending-laken-riley-murder-suspect-wasnt-an-illegal-crosser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murders<\/a> that have taken place as a result of the Biden administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/09\/the-biden-administrations-border-parole-plan-takes-illegal-immigration-to-a-whole-new-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/04\/22\/bidens-open-border-policies-are-deadly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">border<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/10\/biden-border-czar-admits-migrant-surge-is-due-to-the-administrations-open-border-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policies<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Times report centered Democrat political operative <a href=\"https:\/\/lonestarproject.net\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt Angle\u2019s<\/a> claim that Abbott\u00a0is not sincerely concerned over child rape but is instead using the issue for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all a performance for them,\u201d Angle told the Times regarding Abbott\u2019s call for law and order. \u201cThese guys don\u2019t care about this 12-year-old or any 12-year-old.\u201d Angle also claimed that Texans are \u201cnot threatened\u201d by the border crisis. His comments stood in stark contrast to the reaction from Nungaray\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was amazing, I still see her face in the back of my head every day, all day. I keep getting little signs about her throughout the days, and it\u2019s been a very, very hard time for me and my family,\u201d Nungaray\u2019s mother said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?ref=watch_permalink&#038;v=461448033278635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a news conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Goodman, still, neglected to acknowledge that even one preventable child murder is too many.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[D]espite a number of high-profile cases, studies have found that migrants commit fewer crimes than legal residents,\u201d Goodman wrote. But the report contains no information regarding the \u201cstudies\u201d cited, and Goodman did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/03\/30\/upshot\/crime-immigration-myth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous report<\/a> from the Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/15377938.2016.1261057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cited data<\/a> from 1970 to 2010 that made no distinction between legal and illegal immigrants. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/sites\/cato.org\/files\/2020-10\/working-paper-60.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> from the Cato Institute reveals Goodman\u2019s claim is misleading, stating, \u201c[T]here is little data available about illegal immigrant criminality to answer this question. Most state governments do not record the immigration statuses of those who are convicted of crimes and federal census data on the incarcerated population do not identify illegal immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goodman\u2019s focus on the overall crime rate failed to address concern over specific crimes committed by individuals whose entry into the United States was illegal in the first place. Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/06\/21\/house-homeland-analysis-4-hard-truths-for-the-biden-administration-about-jocelyn-nungarays-murder-recent-illegal-alien-crime-and-americas-open-borders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continue to argue<\/a> these crimes are inherently preventable and Nungaray would not be dead if her killers had been detained by Border Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single crime committed by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alvin-bragg-brings-felony-charges-for-fake-vax-cards-gives-violent-perps-a-pass-judge-says-no-way\/\" title=\"Alvin Bragg charges for fake vax cards, ignores violent offenders: Judge disagrees\">illegal alien invader<\/a> is preventable,\u201d former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/americarenewing.com\/team\/ken-cuccinelli\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Cuccinelli<\/a> said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/GO\/GO06\/20240416\/117125\/HHRG-118-GO06-Transcript-20240416.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent statement<\/a> to Congress. \u201cCrime rates do not matter. Only the raw number of crimes and the harm caused by those crimes matter. Over 10 million illegal alien invaders have entered America since Joe Biden became our President and opened our borders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli continued, \u201c[I]t is the individual human cost that remains most alarming. The ever-growing number of American victims of illegal immigration, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/mom-rips-bidens-border-son-killed-migrant-who-sitting-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brandon Michael<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2017\/12\/05\/blame-politicized-prosecution-kate-steinle-killers-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kate Steinle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2018\/08\/21\/illegal-alien-charged-murder-missing-mollie-tibbetts-body-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mollie Tibbetts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2016\/07\/22\/the-story-of-sarah-root-who-trump-said-was-sacrificed-on-the-altar-of-open-borders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Root<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/hereandnow\/2018\/08\/09\/mary-ann-mendoza-immigration-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brandon Mendoza<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-4160678\/Mom-offers-help-build-Trump-s-wall-son-shot-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ronald da Silva<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/20\/bidens-border-invasion-birthed-a-preventable-crime-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kayla Hamilton<\/a>, and, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/26\/corporate-media-cover-for-bidens-border-invasion-by-pretending-laken-riley-murder-suspect-wasnt-an-illegal-crosser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laken Riley<\/a>. \u2026 These are the human casualties that are preventable with a secure border.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Monroe Harless is a summer intern at The Federalist. She is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia with degrees in journalism and political science.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent report, New York Times reporter J. David Goodman accused Republicans of exploiting the tragic murder of Jocelyn Nungaray to push their agenda on border security. The report detailed the brutal murder of Nungaray by two illegal aliens from Venezuela, who were caught and released by Border Patrol agents after crossing the southern border. Goodman included quotes from the alleged killers&#8217; defense lawyer describing one of them as &#8220;remorseful,&#8221; and criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for supposedly not caring about the young women who have been victims of crimes due to the Biden administration&#8217;s open border policies. The report also highlighted a Democrat political operative&#8217;s claim that Abbott is using the issue of child rape for political gain. Despite the focus on overall crime rates, the report failed to address the specific crimes committed by individuals who entered the U.S. illegally. Republicans argue that these crimes are preventable and that tragedies like Nungaray&#8217;s death could have been avoided if her killers had been detained by Border Patrol. Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli emphasized the human cost of illegal immigration, citing several victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3175,"featured_media":2288679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jocelyn.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5999,6203,32165,32490,15823],"class_list":["post-2288678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crimes","tag-gop","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-media-bias","tag-nyt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jocelyn.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288678","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\/3175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}