EXCLUSIVE — The mother of a 16-year-old Texas girl who was brutally murdered, allegedly by a illegal immigrant from mexico, in her own home last December, says Trump’s victory last week made her cry.

“When I heard the news this morning that he won, I cried,” Jacqueline Medina told Fox News Digital. “I cried because I thought about my daughter. The Biden-Harris administration has failed us terribly.”

Medina’s “beautiful, loving, joyful, funny” 16-year-old daughter, Lizbeth Medina, was killed on December 5, 2023. Rafael Govea Romero, the 24-year-old man charged with capital murder in connection with the attack, is scheduled to be tried next month.

“With (Trump) winning, I really hope that there are stricter laws so that we can protect our children, our children, our families and our loved ones from having this happen to them again,” Medina said.

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Jacqueline Medina came home to find her daughter, Lizbeth Medina, 16, dead in the bathtub at home on December 5, 2023. (Instagram)

Medina said she knows the stricter policies won’t bring her daughter back, but hopes they will “prevent this from happening to another child.”

“We don’t want another Lizbeth. We don’t want another Laken Riley.”

— Jacqueline Medina

Medina had left their apartment early for work on December 5, 2023. Her daughter usually left for school shortly after, but that day she didn’t make it to school or to the Christmas parade her cheerleading squad was supposed to attend to train.

A Jackson County grand jury has indicted Rafael Govea Romero on one count of capital murder in connection with the stabbing death of Lizbeth Medina. (FOX 26 Houston)

When Medina showed up at the Christmas parade and didn’t see her daughter, she knew something was wrong and frantically contacted friends and family for help finding the 16-year-old.

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Medina returned home that evening after no one had heard from or seen Lizbeth and found her dead with an apparent stab wound in the bathtub of their Edna apartment.

Edna police arrested Romero in Schulenburg, Texasfive days after Lizbeth’s death, according to authorities.

Jacqueline Medina hopes Trump’s election victory will help prevent other families from going through what her family endured when Lizbeth was killed. (Facebook)

Romero had a criminal record in Texas and was on probation at the time of his arrest in connection with Lizbeth’s murder, Edna Police Chief Rick Boone Fox News Digital previously said.

It appears that the murder suspect has been released for a burglary in 2022 Schulenburgabout 60 miles from Edna, the Fayette County Record first reported. Edna police said Romero may also be connected to a burglary that occurred at Lizbeth’s home about a month before her murder.

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The Edna Police Department has announced the arrest of Rafael Govea Romero, an “undocumented man” who officials believe is “the person responsible for the death of Lizbeth Medina.” (Edna Police Department)

Neither Medina nor Lizbeth knew Romero, but Medina noted that their home had been burglarized on Nov. 13, about a month before the teenager was killed. Edna police officers believe that Romero may have been involved in the burglary and may have been stalking Lizbeth before would have attacked and killed her.

“I’m still lost. I still feel like I don’t know what to do with my life.”

— Jacqueline Medina

“My whole life has been my daughter,” Medina said. “And I still find it very difficult to find myself, to find the direction I need to take in life. The only thing keeping me strong right now is the fact that we still have to get justice for her. We are also trying to keep busy raising funds… for her scholarship fund that we raised for the Edna cheerleaders, and we are donating specific funds to promote kids in her name.

The Edna Police Department is investigating the death of Liz Medina as a capital murder. (Facebook)

Medina said she wants her daughter to be remembered for the kind and accomplished young woman she was, rather than her tragic death.

“But at the same time, I want everyone to hear her story so they understand why things need to change,” Medina said. “That’s the only way people will know why we want things to change.”

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Romero’s trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 3 in Jackson County, Texas.

A trial begins this week for Jose Ibarra, the illegal immigrant suspected in the February slaying of Georgia student Laken Riley. Medina said he will follow Ibarra’s trial and keep Riley’s family in his thoughts.