Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday called for two illegal immigrants charged with killing a 12-year-old Houston girl to be sentenced to death if they are convicted for the slaying. 

Cruz also blamed President Biden's border policies for leading to the death of Jocelyn Nungaray, who was found Monday strangled to death in a creek. 

Johan Jose Martinez Rangel, 22, and Franklin Pena, 26, both from Venezuela, are each charged with capital murder.

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"This is horrifying. If guilty, both of these men should receive the death penalty for this horrible crime," Cruz wrote on X. "These men are illegal aliens and Jocelyn Nungaray would still be alive and with her family if not for Joe Biden’s open border policies. The Biden administration is directly responsible. My heart goes out to Jocelyn’s family."

The pair were seen with Nungaray on Sunday night before she was killed near a bridge, police said Thursday. Investigators tracked their movements through surveillance footage. 

"In this case the defendant lured a 12-year-old under a bridge, where he and his co-defendant remained with her for over 2 hours, took her pants off, tied her up, and killed her, then threw her body into the bayou," Harris County Assistant District Attorney Michael Abner wrote.

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Both suspects entered the United States illegally through Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. 

"On March 14, Martinez was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, Texas. That same day he was released on an order of recognizance with a notice to appear," an ICE spokesperson said. "Pena was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 28 near El Paso. He was also released on an order of recognizance with a notice to appear the same day he was apprehended." 

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security stated to Fox News Digital: "Our hearts go out to Jocelyn Nungaray’s family. The Department cannot publicly comment on an ongoing criminal investigations. That said, anyone who commits a horrific and senseless crime, like the one these individuals are accused of, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law."

On Friday, Cruz urged Biden to restore the Remain in Mexico policy, a Trump-era directive that required migrants applying for asylum to stay in Mexico while their cases play out in U.S. courts. 

"He must reinstate Remain in Mexico and end catch-and-release immediately, or we will lose more innocent life," Cruz wrote. "There is no time for half measures – we need to look at what works, and do it now."

The slaying of Nungaray came amid a week of kidnappings, murders and rapes blamed on illegal immigrants across the country. 

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report. 

Buckingham Palace did not hesitate to get into the spirit ahead of Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" show in London. 

On Friday, the Royal Family and the Army in London's official Instagram accounts shared a video of the Changing of the Guard, a royal ceremony, during which the Military band played Swift's hit "Shake It Off" in front of Buckingham Palace. 

"Can’t stop, won’t stop grooving," the caption read. 

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The gesture came shortly after Kate Middleton paid tribute to her husband, Prince William, on his 42nd birthday.

On Friday, the Princess of Wales — who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer — took to social media to give William a shout-out by sharing a fun family portrait. 

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"Happy birthday Papa, we all love you so much! Cx," the Instagram caption read, alongside a photo of William and their three children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6 — jumping in the air while holding hands. 

King Charles also shared a sweet birthday message for his older son on the royal family's Instagram Stories. 

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"Wishing The Prince of Wales a very happy birthday," the post read, alongside a black-and-white throwback photo of a young Charles and William as a baby. 

This weekend is Swift’s first stop in London on her "Eras Tour." She will come back for a round of five shows later in the summer. 

Earlier this month, Swift celebrated her 100th show in Liverpool, England, and addressed the end of her international tour for the first time. Over the past year, the 14-time Grammy Award-winner has been known to add dates to her tour.

"I think a lot of people are like, ‘Well, how are you going to celebrate the 100th show?’" Swift told the crowd, according to Entertainment Weekly. "And for me, the celebration of the 100th show for me means this is the very first time I've ever acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is gonna end in December."

"Like, that's it," the award-winning singer-songwriter added.

"That feels like so far away from now. But then again, it feels like I just did my first show on this tour, because you guys have made this so much fun for us that we wanted to do 100 shows, 150-something shows," she continued.

Swift admitted that the "Eras Tour" has "become my entire life." She joked that she's forgotten her hobbies, because "all I do when I'm not on stage is just like sit at home and try to think of some clever acoustic song mashups and thinking about what you might like to hear."

Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this post.