Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, center, speaks during a news conference in Houston on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, about legislation related to the detention of immigrants that is being proposed in the wake of her daughter's killing. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz stands at right. (AP Photo/Juan A. Lozano)
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, center, speaks during a news conference in Houston on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, about legislation related to the detention of immigrants that is being proposed in the wake of the killing of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz stands at right. (AP Photo/Juan A. Lozano)
FILE - Alexis Nungaray, the mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, center, is comforted during a candlelight vigil for her daughter, June 21, 2024, in Houston. Family members of the 12-year-old Houston girl who police say was killed by two Venezuelan men who entered the U.S. illegally said Friday, Aug. 2, that they are supporting legislation that would severely limit the ability of federal immigration authorities to release immigrants they detain. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)