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Trump Called Mother Of 12-Year-Old Allegedly Killed By Illegal Migrants Before Debate

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Before the first presidential debate on Thursday, former President Donald Trump was still doing things that someone who is the occupant of the White House should do.

As his opponent, President Joe Biden spent a week in seclusion before giving one of the worst debate performances in the history of politics, Trump spent his minutes before the debate calling the mother of a young girl who was allegedly brutally murdered by two illegal immigrants, The New York Post reported.

The mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl who was viciously assaulted and murdered by two illegal immigrants who were released into the United States on Biden’s watch, was said to be “shocked” when the former president called her 10 minutes before the debate, The Post noted.

Victoria Galvan, mother Alexis Nungaray’s best friend, was with Alexis when the former president called. Galvan told The Post that Trump told Alexis there was no one he would have preferred to talk to before the debate.

“He was like, ‘I’m actually about to come on for a debate’ … He gave his condolences, and he said that he would be reaching back out to her,” Galvan said to The Post.

“He wanted to … say that he was praying for Alexis and that he’s been thinking about her, and he wanted to reach out. He said that he was going to reach out in a couple days to her … I mean, [Alexis] was really … we were all shocked,” Galvan added.

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She said that she and the mom spoke after the call about how Jocelyn would have been stunned with how the former president was paying attention to her case.

Christine Nunez, a cousin of Jocelyn’s grandmother, spoke to The Post outside of Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and Cemetery, where a service for Jocelyn was held, and she spoke about how her position on illegal immigration changed since the murder.

“I used to feel bad for the immigrants, but ever since this happened, it’s made me change my mind about who to let in and who not to let in,” she said.

“I can’t say all of them are bad — there’s good people, but they need to close the borders and not let everybody in and look at each individual,” she said.

“She had a whole future ahead of her; she was bubbly and fun, and she didn’t follow anybody. She was her own person,” she said.

Tyrone Jones, another mourner who attended the service, also spoke to The Post and said the government needs to do a better job of knowing who it is allowing into the nation.

“It’s so sad that somebody had to lose their life over something. It’s just unbelievable,” said Jones.

“She was very energetic. When you’d see her she made others laugh, she always spoke. She was just a happy girl,” January Revada, the 12-year-old’s middle school academic adviser, said.

“She cared a lot about her studies. She had friends. She was very nice,” Erie Benson, a secretary at her school, said.

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Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, one of the suspects in the murder, appeared in court Monday at Harris County Criminal Court, where it was revealed that he was wearing an ankle monitor when he allegedly murdered Nungaray.

The ankle bracelet was provided to him after being arrested by Border Patrol agents for entering the country illegally and subsequently being released from custody. ICE stated on Friday that he “illegally entered the U.S. without inspection, parole, or admission by a U.S. immigration officer on an unknown date and at an unknown location.”

ICE also has a retainer on Ramos, the agency said.

Judge Josh Hill, who presided over Monday’s proceedings, noted that Ramos and 21-year-old Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, the other suspect in the case, faced allegations of attempting to gather money to flee town.

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