AP report skewered for omitting men suspected of murdering Houston girl were illegal immigrants: ‘Shameless’

In response to the AP's admission, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called the outlet 'fundamentally dishonest'

Prominent social media users blasted the Associated Press for a report that failed to mention that the two men suspected of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl were illegal immigrants.

The AP’s report that two Hispanic men were arrested on Thursday for the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston said nothing about the fact the suspects were illegal immigrants from Venezuela who crossed over the U.S. southern border in March.

"This is not journalism. And hundreds of smaller outlets will run this word-for-word," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, posted to X after seeing the story.