A border wall panel was unveiled at the Texas-Mexico border in memory of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was tragically killed in June by two undocumented immigrants.
Her death has prompted Texas leaders to advocate for stricter immigration policies, leading to the launch of “The Jocelyn Initiative,” which aims to convert state-owned land into deportation facilities.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the initiative, emphasizing a commitment to prevent further violence against children.
The two suspects in Jocelyn’s murder had previously been apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol but were released into the U.S. with court notices, raising concerns about immigration enforcement practices.
The initiative aligns with President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises to enhance immigration enforcement from the start of his presidency.
“The Jocelyn Initiative, you may have heard, we’ve offered this 1,400 acre ranch in case it fits the Trump administration’s needs for a detention and deportation facility,” Buckingham said. “With the Jocelyn Initiative, with her mother and grandmother present, we said we are not going to tolerate one more child being lost to violent criminals who have come across our border illegally, or one more child that we have lost because someone let a bad guy out of jail.”
“So we are coming together, we’re gonna identify properties around the state, and again, if they meet the Trump administration’s needs, that’s what we’re gonna do … we’re gonna get it done,” Buckingham explained.
