Overview

• Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from Houston, was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered in June 2024, allegedly by two Venezuelan nationals who entered the U.S. illegally.
• President Trump signed an executive order renaming the 34,000-acre Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Galveston Bay as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, citing her love for animals and nature.
• Jocelyn’s mother, Alexis Nungaray, attended Trump’s congressional address, where he promised to honor her daughter’s memory and highlighted her tragic death as a call for stricter immigration policies.
• Trump emphasized his administration’s progress in reducing illegal border crossings and targeting criminal organizations, including designating gangs like Tren de Aragua as terrorist groups.
• The president also honored Laken Riley, another victim of violence by an illegal immigrant, and highlighted the Laken Riley Act, mandating the detention of dangerous criminal aliens.