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MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island

Elizabeth Mickens leaves federal court, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Central Islip, N.Y. Mickens attended the arraignment for MS-13 gang member Alexi Saenz who pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in a case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killing of Mickens' daughter, Nisa, who was hacked and beaten to death in her suburban neighborhood on Long Island. (AP Photo/Phil Marcelo)

Elizabeth Mickens leaves federal court, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Central Islip, N.Y. Mickens attended the arraignment for MS-13 gang member Alexi Saenz who pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in a case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killing of Mickens' daughter, Nisa, who was hacked and beaten to death in her suburban neighborhood on Long Island. (AP Photo/Phil Marcelo)

FILE - In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, accused MS-13 gang member Alexi Saenz, is escorted by FBI agents in Central Islip, N.Y., after being taken into custody. Saenz pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Central Islip, to racketeering and firearms charges including ordering the deaths of two teens, . Among the deaths he's charged with on Long Island are the 2016 killings of Brentwood teenagers Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, File)

FILE - In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, accused MS-13 gang member Alexi Saenz, is escorted by FBI agents in Central Islip, N.Y., after being taken into custody. Saenz pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Central Islip, to racketeering and firearms charges including ordering the deaths of two teens, . Among the deaths he's charged with on Long Island are the 2016 killings of Brentwood teenagers Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, File)