Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented migrants on day one of his incoming administration.
“TRUE!!!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform in response to a right-wing activist about deploying the U.S. military to round up and deport immigrants.
It’s a moment many Democratic governors have been preparing for.
“You come for my people, you come through me,” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a post-election press conference, referring to minority communities in his state who experienced the “chaos, retribution and disarray” of Trump’s first term.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey told MSNBC on Nov. 8 that she will “absolutely not” cooperate with Trump’s deportation plans.
“The key here is that every tool in the toolbox has got to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and protect our states, and certainly to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law as a basic principle,” Healey added.
But many Americans might wonder: How exactly will Democratic governors go about this? What state protections are in place to keep federal border agents out of their cities, neighborhoods, and homes?
