Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 142292025-03869
Honoring Jocelyn Nungaray
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Published
March 10, 2025
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March 4, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 45 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 11585-11586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03869]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 45 / Monday, March 10, 2025 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14229 of March 4, 2025
Honoring Jocelyn Nungaray
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The prior
administration's immigration policies inexcusably
endangered and caused enormous suffering within our
Nation, including by causing the southern border to be
overrun by cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists,
human traffickers, smugglers, unvetted military-age
males from foreign adversaries, and illicit narcotics.
These open-border policies are responsible for the
horrific and inexcusable murders of many innocent
American citizens at the hands of illegal aliens.
One of those innocent victims was Jocelyn Nungaray,
whose life was tragically cut short on June 17, 2024,
when she was brutally murdered in Houston, Texas. Two
Venezuelan illegal aliens who were allegedly Tren de
Aragua gang members and were apprehended near the
border in early 2024--and then released into the United
States by the prior administration--have been charged
with her murder. Jocelyn was a precious 12 year old
girl beloved by her family and friends for her kindness
and infectious zeal for life. She loved animals and had
a passion for ensuring that they had homes. It is
fitting and in the national interest, therefore, that
the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, a scenic area for
coastal wildlife and recreation along the Gulf of
America near Jocelyn's home in Texas, will forever
honor and preserve the memory of a beautiful American,
Jocelyn Nungaray.
Sec. 2. Renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
to Honor Jocelyn Nungaray. Within 30 days of the date
of this order, pursuant to authority under the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (16 U.S.C.
668dd-668ee) and other applicable law, the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) shall update procedures as
necessary and take all other appropriate actions to
rename the area known as the ``Anahuac National
Wildlife Refuge'' as the ``Jocelyn Nungaray National
Wildlife Refuge'' and ensure that her life is
permanently commemorated therein. The Secretary shall
subsequently provide guidance to ensure all Federal
references to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife
Refuge, including on agency maps, contracts, and other
documents and communications, reflect its renaming.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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