In a Houston Chronicle opinion piece, Senator Ted Cruz and Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg urged reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies following the tragic death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Nungaray was allegedly murdered by two Venezuelan nationals who had entered the U.S. illegally and were released into the country under ICE's "Alternatives to Detention" program. Cruz and Ogg criticized the program, arguing that such "catch and release" policies fail to protect the public and calling for stricter detention measures to prevent similar tragedies.