Mother of murdered Texas girl Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, receives ‘shock’ phone call from Trump minutes before he takes stage to debate Biden

The mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was brutally murdered by two illegal immigrants, received a “shocking” phone call from former President Donald Trump just minutes before he was set to take the stage to debate President Biden.

Victoria Galvan – who is best friends with Jocelyn’s mother, Alexis Nungaray – opened up about how unexpected the call was and how much it meant to the heartbroken mother, whose daughter was strangled and found floating in a bayou just miles from their home in Houston on June 16.

“He said to me, ‘I’m actually about to get into a debate’… He offered his condolences and said he’d get back to him,” Galvan told the New York Post.

“He meant… to say that he was praying for Alexis and thinking about her and wanted to reach out to her. He said he was going to contact her in a few days…I mean, she was really…we were all shocked,” Galvan said.

Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22, and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, both Venezuelan nationals, were arrested and charged with capital murder. They are each being held on $10 million bail.

Immigration and the border was one of the hot topics the candidates clashed over during Thursday’s debate.

Trump cited recent killings of undocumented migrants entering the country illegally as it faces unprecedented levels, including the horrific death of young Jocelyn Nungaray.

Weeks before the preteens’ murders, Pena Ramos and Rangel Martinez had been released into the country despite being intercepted by border agents.

During the debate, Trump did not mention Jocelyn’s name, but did mention recent killings that authorities say were committed by undocumented immigrants.

The other murdered but unnamed young women are Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student killed in Georgia while jogging in February, and Rachel Morin, 37, a mother of five, also killed while she was jogging on a trail in Maryland in August 2023.

“They are killing our citizens at a level we have never seen before. And you are reading it. Like these incredible young girls these last few days,” Trump said.

“One of them, I just talked to the mother. They just had a funeral for this girl. She is 12 years old. It’s horrible what happened.

On May 28, Pena Ramos was fitted with a GPS ankle monitor by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent after crossing in El Paso, Texas, but it was turned off by the time the two men have been arrested for the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray.

Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, was also released after being intercepted by border agents on March 14, just over three months before Jocelyn’s murder.

Ramos had told agents he planned to live with his cousin in Houston, but the tracker was only set to monitor his movements for 21 days and he was sharing an apartment with Martinez when he was arrested.

Last week, both men were charged with capital murder, and investigators are awaiting the results of tests to confirm whether Jocelyn was raped and murdered.

Galvan and Jocelyn’s mother shared how Jocelyn would be in disbelief over Trump’s call and all the attention this case has received.

Thursday was the funeral and celebration of life held for Jocelyn.

On his obituary there was a sentence from a Billie Eilish song, “Things fall apart and time breaks your heart.”

“We understand what happens when things fall apart and hearts are broken. Because on June 17, our hearts were broken when our angel, Jocelyn Lisel Nungaray, gained her wings in heaven. »

“Rest in peace, dear Jocelyn. Your light will continue to shine in our hearts, now with angel wings to guide us.