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11-Year-Old Texas Girl Dies by Suicide After Bullies Threaten to Call ICE on Her Parents

HeadlineFeb 20, 2025

In Gainesville, Texas, a funeral was held Wednesday for Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old girl who died by suicide after classmates bullied her and threatened to call immigration services to deport her parents. Jocelynn was in the sixth grade. Her family said she loved playing the French horn, making TikTok videos and swimming.

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