GOP revives illegal immigrant detention bill named after 12-year-old murder victim: ‘Justice for Jocelyn’
FIRST ON FOX: Republican representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate are reviving the initiative to require it Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) beds are filled before illegal immigrants are released from detention – a bill named after 12-year-old homicide victim Jocelyn Nungaray.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, are reintroducing the “Justice for Jocelyn Act.”
The bill would require that every ICE detention bed be filled before any illegal immigrants are released inland. Even if they are met, the bill would require DHS to exhaust all additional measures before allowing migrants inland, including subjecting them to continuous GPS monitoring via ankle bracelets or similar devices.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas (ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images/File)
The account is named for Nungaraywho was killed last year. Two illegal immigrants are facing capital murder charges and are accused of luring her under a bridge, tying her up and killing her before dumping her body in a river.
Officials have confirmed that they are in the country illegally. One arrived in March and the other in May. Both were released pending a hearing in immigration court.
“Last year I started a fight for justice for 12-year-old Jocelyn. The aliens responsible for her murder crossed the southern border illegally and should have been detained by ICE,” Cruz told Fox News Digital.
“Democrats’ reckless open border policy has prevented ICE agents and Border Patrol agents from operating, left thousands of detention center beds empty, and allowed these criminals to walk free. Congress should act urgently to ensure that no other American family ever has to endure what Jocelyn’s mother, Alexis Nungaray, was forced to face,” he said. “Standing with Alexis in this fight for justice has been a tremendous privilege and I will not stop fighting until our communities are safe and justice is served.”
“I am proud to join my Texas Senate colleague, Senator Ted Cruz, in reintroducing the Jocelyn Justice Act,” Nehls said in a statement. “Jocelyn Nungaray’s death was entirely preventable. The Justice for Jocelyn Act would improve the detention and monitoring of illegal aliens released into the United States and put the safety of the American people first.”
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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas (Nathan Howard/File)
“Congress, meaning the House and Senate, must pass this bill immediately and get it on President Trump’s desk as soon as possible,” he said.
The draft law is one of a series of laws presented in Congress aimed at curbing illegal immigration. Last week the House adopted Laken Riley Actwhich would require the detention of illegal immigrants charged with theft-related crimes. It also advanced in the Senate.
on Monday, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowareintroduced “Sarah’s Law,” which would require ICE to detain illegal immigrants accused of murdering another person.
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The new Trump administration is expected to launch a “historic” mass deportation operation when it takes office next week, with the support of Republicans in the House and Senate.
