Southwest
Border czar Kamala Harris visits Houston weeks after Jocelyn Nungaray allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants
“Border czar” Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Houston, Texas, choosing to attend a dinner for a convention for teachers rather than visit the grieving parents of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was raped and murdered, allegedly by two migrants.
Nungaray was found strangled to death June 17. Authorities identified the suspects as two Venezuelan nationals — Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 21, and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26.
Authorities previously confirmed the pair illegally entered the U.S. earlier this year.
Harris’ visit to Houston came as the vice president began a whirlwind campaign tour after President Biden announced he would not seek re-election.
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Harris began her trip by greeting local leaders to be briefed on the region’s recovery efforts from Hurricane Beryl and then attended the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) annual convention.
“And I thank you also for your support over the years and for being the first union to endorse me this week,” Harris said.
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Harris’ address highlighted her campaign hot-button topics, which included key parts of the Democratic Party platform, such as eliminating voter ID to expand mail-in voting, banning assault rifles, protecting LGBTQ+ rights and restoring national access to abortion.
“In this moment across our nation, we witness a full-on attack on hard-won, hard-fought freedoms,” said Harris.
“In this moment, we are in a fight for our most fundamental freedoms. And to this room of leaders, I say bring it on. Bring it on. Bring it on.”
Harris’ visit notably did not include a visit to Nungaray’s grieving parents who, since her death, have pleaded for a “safer country” and called for heightened border security to prevent other families from suffering the same fate.
“We have to stop burying our kids,” Jocelyn’s mother, Alexis Nungaray, said tearfully on “Hannity.” “This isn’t right. We have to have more reinforcement when it comes to letting people in. This is not OK.”
Jocelyn’s grandfather, Kelvin Alvarenga, turned his attention directly to lawmakers.
“Think about all these little angels that shouldn’t have been taken away.”
“I would like the people that can make changes to our laws to just sit back and reflect,” Alvarenga said. “I don’t know if we can transmit the pain that we’re having through cameras, but please sit back and reflect and think of all these little angels that shouldn’t have been taken away, and they have for the reason that we’re not doing what we need to, screening these people.”
“Screening these people” fell under Harris’ charge as “border czar” for the Biden administration.
“Border czar” is an informal title widely granted to Harris in 2021 when Biden appointed her to handle the “root causes” of illegal immigration.
In July 2021, she introduced a five-point general strategy to combat those “root causes” of illegal immigration. The plan did not include specific policies, but instead called for “diplomacy, foreign assistance, public diplomacy and sanctions” to “establish a fair, orderly and humane immigration system.”
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The document emphasized the “push” factors of migration, including natural disasters in Central America, poverty, hunger, and gang violence, each of which contributes to people leaving their homes in search of a better life in America.
“In Central America, the root causes of migration run deep — and migration from the region has a direct impact on the United States,” Harris said at the time. “For that reason, our nation must consistently engage with the region to address the hardships that cause people to leave Central America and come to our border.”
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The Biden administration has pushed back against categorizing Harris as the “border czar,” saying the vice president was never formally given that title.
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“[Border apprehensions] are down by 55%. Not because of Republicans and what they did. It’s because of what this president and this vice president did,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told Fox News’ Peter Doocy when pressed on Harris’ title.
“We are going to debunk the false characterization of the vice president. She was not a border czar. And it’s not just us. Independent fact-checkers have said the same thing — that that did not exist, and that is not true.”
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott torched Harris’ visit to Houston, saying she “couldn’t trouble herself” to visit the southern border.
“Kamala Harris flew to Houston for a political rally, but couldn’t trouble herself to go a few hundred miles more & see the damage she caused to our border,” Abbott wrote in a post on X.
“She refused to mention Jocelyn Nungaray who was recently killed by illegal immigrants in Houston.”
Nungaray is among victims killed in migrant-related crime during the Biden administration.
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In July, Jhon Moises Chacaguasay-Ilbis, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from Ecuador, allegedly murdered Joselyn Jhoana Toaquiza at an Airbnb property in Syracuse, New York.
The gruesome crime was reportedly carried out on the victim’s 21st birthday.
In February, 22-year-old Laken Riley was murdered when taking a run along dirt trails on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal migrant from Venezuela, is facing 10 counts following the death of Riley. The 26-year-old recently pleaded not guilty in the death of a college student.
In August 2023, Maryland mother Rachel Morin was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, a 23-year-old illegal El Salvadorian migrant.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to Fox News Digital that Hernandez had attempted to enter the country illegally four times after being accused of a similar murder in his native El Salvador.
The ongoing border crisis is a top issue for voters ahead of the November election. The Biden administration has pushed back against Republican criticism, saying there has been a 50% drop in illegal immigrant crossings since Biden announced an executive order in June limiting crossings into the U.S.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris campaign and the White House for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw, Anders Hagstrom and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Teen boy stabbed outside Los Angeles County 7-Eleven
A teenage boy is in stable condition after he was stabbed outside of a 7-Eleven store in Los Angeles County, authorities confirmed.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of an altercation outside the convenience store at 16000 Main Street in La Puente at about 9 p.m. Friday.
Upon arrival, authorities found a teen boy suffering from stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he is in stable condition, according to officials.
The suspect fled the scene on foot and remains at large. Authorities were unable to provide a description.
It’s unknown if the suspect is also a juvenile, or what led up to the altercation.
Southwest
Cat in Texas weighing 26 pounds is placed on diet after animal rescuers step in
A hefty feline weighing 26 pounds is now on the road to recovery.
The black house cat, Tanglewood, was in great need of care, so he was brought to Austin Pets Alive, an animal shelter in Austin, Texas, with lifesaving programs designed to save animals at risk of being euthanized.
Luis Sanchez, director of public relations at Austin Pets Alive, told Fox News Digital via email that Tanglewood is now in foster care with the shelter’s cat adoption manager.
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“We are still monitoring him for seizures while we work to determine the cause, but we are focusing on his neurological symptoms and his broken front leg,” said Sanchez.
“After he starts feeling better, we will be his cheerleaders to get him on a weight loss plan and get him down a few pounds,” he added.
A domestic cat should weigh about 8 to 10 pounds, depending on the breed, according to the ASPCA.
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Tanglewood was adopted eight months ago but then was returned to Austin Pets Alive in rough shape.
“He had a fractured leg when we picked him up, and then … over the course of a couple of days, he started developing some neurological symptoms that resulted in seizures,” Allie Dono, the cat specialty populations coordinator at Austin Pets Alive, told FOX 7 Austin.
“One of the seizures was so intense that he ended up fracturing his jaw, so we had to put a jaw wire in.”
The ASPCA notes that obesity is a very common problem in pets and can be detrimental to a cat or dog’s health.
An overweight pet has many added stresses upon its body and is at an increased risk of diabetes, liver problems and joint pain, according to the ASPCA.
Tanglewood will need a dedicated adopter who will make sure he sticks to his new diet plan.
“We are grateful to our team for stepping in quickly and we are looking for an adoptive home for this lovable and friendly chonk,” Sanchez said.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Southern California man hospitalized after suspect steals coffee cart, leads police on wild chase
A man who was hospitalized after a suspect stole a coffee cart with him inside and led officers on a wild, multi-county pursuit recalls the terrifying ordeal.
“I thought I was going to die,” said the victim, Derek Strano, 37.
On July 16, the suspect, Liam Preston Yanez, 28, jumped into a pickup truck that was also towing a coffee service trailer in Moorpark.
Little did the suspect know, Strano was still inside the coffee cart. At the time, Strano had gone inside the cart to prepare a drink for a family member who had arrived home for surgery.
As the truck suddenly took off, Strano was taken on a violent, wild ride through Ventura and Los Angeles counties as police officers chased the stolen truck.
“I feel the truck moving and I had been in there for two minutes,” Strano recalled. “I thought I had the parking brake off, but then the truck blows through the fence. It was hell.”
Video of the chase showed the suspect driving erratically as the coffee cart swerved dangerously behind.
Strano held on for life, grabbing a sink inside the coffee cart as the chase became more chaotic. Eventually, Strano could not hold on any longer.
“He took a turn and the side door was ripped off and I flew out of it when he made that turn,” Strano said.
The coffee cart later overturned as the suspect crashed the pickup truck into the Heartfelt Education through the Arts Center building in North Hollywood.
Strano was left hospitalized with serious injuries after the ordeal. The incident left him with severe pain and limited his mobility.
Strano said he’s also been suffering from nightmares and flashbacks to the night of the crash.
The suspect, Yanez, was arrested on several felony charges including unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle and receiving stolen property. He is being held on $20,000 bail.
Strano, however, believes those charges are not enough for the damage caused.
“His charges, not one of them are for my injuries,” Strano said. “My name isn’t in the report. I was just a worker, the assistant, and it kind of got to me.”
For now, Strano is focused on recovering and is undergoing physical therapy. He said he may also consider psychological therapy as well.
A GoFundMe page to help Strano with his medical bills can be found here.
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