More than 4,000 school-age migrants came as unaccompanied minors to the Brentwood School District alone over the past several years, officials have said. In October, the Justice Department gave the Suffolk County Police Department a $500,000 grant to fight gang violence and to create programs for gang prevention. Ms. Rodriguez says she hopes to get the same kind of commitment from the president at this meeting. She sued the Brentwood School District for negligence in protecting her daughter; the suit is continuing. When Mr. Trump visited Suffolk County in July, Ms. Rodriguez was also invited to be in the audience.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2018 20:48 UTC