North Austin News

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security, appeared on "America's Newsroom" on Fox News to discuss the impact of President Biden's border policies. He highlighted the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston, Texas.

On the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray, McCaul stated: "The Houston DA's office [in] Harris County is one of the finest. I believe this could be a capital murder charge. [The DA’s office is] very good at this. But the point is here is we're seeing this too often now, and I think you're going to see this story repeat itself over and over and over again. A little 12-year-old girl who was raped and then thrown off a bridge and was killed. Just horrific."

McCaul criticized changes made by Secretary Mayorkas: "When Secretary Mayorkas changed the rules to his border patrol agents and said, 'hey you don't have to detain aggravated felons,' as required under federal law, that's when all this started. You're seeing aggravated felons coming into the United States and being released into society."

Addressing President Biden's executive orders, McCaul remarked: "There are so many [illegal immigrants] in the country now, and these are little band-aid measures. We have a criminal enterprise operating in the United States right now: drug trafficking, sex trafficking, murder, [and] rapes. Unfortunately, you're going to see more of this until he gets back to the policies that were working ... Remain in Mexico... If we just did that one thing... it would change everything."

On securing the southern border, McCaul commented: "I chaired the Homeland Security Committee for six years... Look, immigration reform is not border security... You need to secure the border, then talk about immigration reform... To say that the border is Republicans’ fault when on day one… this president rescinded all policies that were working... That has had a direct cause and effect on what's happening down there."

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