Mother Of Teen Allegedly Killed By MS-13 To Attend State Of Union

BRENTWOOD, NY - The mother of 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas who was allegedly killed by MS-13 gang members in Brentwood in 2016 will be attending President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Cuevas, along with 15-year-old Nisa Mickens, were both found murdered near Brentwood High School in Sept. 2016.

The murder of the two teens led to the crackdown of gang members on Long Island.

Cuevas's mother, Evelyn Rodriguez, was among those invited to the address scheduled for 9 p.m. in Washington D.C.

Trump has spoken about cracking down on gang violence, particularly MS-13, to help prevent these types of murders. He even made a speech at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood last July to discuss the problem.

According to the White House website, Cuevas's father, Freddy Cuevas and Mickens's parents, Elizabeth Alvarado and Robert Mickens are also listed as special guests for the event.

“I feel very honored that I was invited,” Rodriguez said according to Newsday. “It’s a great privilege.”

She also told the New York Times that if she gets the chance to speak to the president she hopes to ask for "proper funding for the resources for our kids."

"I’m not here for anybody’s political gain,” she told the Times. “I just want what’s right to be done. Everybody should put their political agenda aside and think about what’s going on in our country.”

In December, Rodriguez filed a $110 million lawsuit against the Brentwood school district claiming that workers and educators did nothing upon learning that the girl was being threatened.

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