The Democratic governor is threatening to use “every means” to resist Trump-era deportations

Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey says her state’s police will “absolutely not” cooperate with the new Trump administration’s expected mass deportation efforts, warning that she will use “every tool in the toolbox” to do so To “protect” residents in the dark. Condition.

Healey was asked on MSNBC on Wednesday whether the Massachusetts State Police would assist the federal government in the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to launch the “largest domestic deportation effort in American history” to deport millions of illegal immigrants.

“Under the Eisenhower model, we will conduct the largest domestic deportation operation in American history,” Trump said during the campaign.

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However, Healey made her position clear.

“No. Absolutely not,” she said when asked if state police would help the administration.

“I think it is important that we all realize that there is a lot of pressure on states and state officials. I can assure you that we will work hard to achieve this,” she said.

Healey filed a series of lawsuits against the last Trump administration as the state’s attorney general, suggesting there could be a lot of pushback in 2025, including lawsuits and the use of regulatory and executive power.

“Some realities need to be taken into account, and that is in 2016, when we had a different situation in court, and I’m sure we have litigation coming up, there are many other ways in which people will act and for which they will have to act .” in the interest of their states and residents,” she said. “There are regulatory agencies and executive powers and things like that, there are also laws in our state.”

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Gov. Maura Healey says her state opposes deporting President-elect Donald Trump. (Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“I think the key here is that every tool in the toolbox must be used to protect our citizens, our residents and our states and to uphold the line of democracy and the rule of law, a fundamental principle.”

Massachusetts was one of several states overwhelmed by the influx of migrants from the southern border.

Last year, it declared a state of emergency in the state due to the surge and called for federal action. She also acknowledged that the state’s policies could be a draw for migrants.

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“Many of these families are migrants to Massachusetts and were drawn here because we are role models for those in need and have done so proudly,” she wrote in a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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She also blamed “a confusing tangle of immigration laws, the inability of migrants to obtain work permits from the federal government, an increase in the number of people coming to Massachusetts and the lack of affordable housing in our state.”

Healey called on Mayorkas to pressure Congress and take executive action to remove barriers to work permits for migrants, “address our outdated and punitive immigration laws” and provide additional financial support to the state.

Her state has also prioritized work permits, job training, English courses and migrant resettlement assistance. Earlier this year it said it had helped 3,785 migrants apply for work permits and enrolled more than 1,100 in English courses.