Cruz vows to make anti-illegal immigration push at GOP convention after child murdered: 'Speaking for Jocelyn'
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will use his address at the Republican National Convention to push for stronger border controls and fewer releases of illegal immigrants.
Two illegal immigrants, Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, face capital murder charges in the death of 12-year-old Nungaray in Houston. They are accused of luring her under a bridge, tying her up and killing her before throwing her body into a river. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Officials confirmed they were in the country illegally. Martinez was apprehended by Border Patrol in March and Pena was apprehended in May. Both were released on an order of recognizance pending their immigration court hearings.