In late January, students at Jocelynn Rojo Carranza’s school spread rumors and speculation that immigration authorities would deport families of students at the largely Hispanic school, according to a parent and another student.

An investigation has been launched into a Gainesville girl’s death by suicide after her mother said she was bullied by classmates over her family’s immigration status. 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza died on Saturday,

A young girl in Texas died by suicide after being bullied about her family’s immigration’s status, according to her family.

In February 2025, social media users claimed an 11-year-old girl in Texas took her own life after bullies at her school threatened to report her family to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to get them deported. One Instagram user posted a photo allegedly showing the girl ( archived ), with text beneath the picture reading:

An 11-year-old girl from Texas reportedly took her own life after bullies threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on her family. Jocelynn Rojo Carranza was found unresponsive by her mother,

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, died by suicide after she was allegedly bullied by other students about her family's immigration status, according to her mother.

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, reportedly died by suicide after bullies at Gainesville ISD told her ICE would deport her parents.

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, of Gainesville, loved to play the French horn, dance, swim and sing, according to her obituary. Her mom said bullies threatened to call ICE on her family.

On Wednesday, hundreds attended the funeral for Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, about an hour north of Fort Worth.