Democratic governors and other liberal politicians have lined up to vow to fight back against President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
Trump, who won Tuesday’s election by a landslide, promised to carry out mass deportations across the country and withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, among a series of other hawkish enforcement proposals. But the Democratic governors of Massachusetts, California, and Illinois (all seen as likely 2028 presidential candidates) and other elected leaders are using their power to influence the incoming administration’s policies. He has stated that he intends to oppose the (Related: Court rejects Biden administration’s massive amnesty order for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants)
“The important thing here is that every tool in the toolbox must be used to protect our people, to protect our residents, to protect our state, and to ensure that we uphold democracy and the rule of law as fundamental principles. I don’t think so. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. said MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell after Trump’s victory. Healey acknowledged that the Massachusetts State Police “absolutely will not cooperate” with the Trump administration’s deportation plan.
Entire state of Massachusetts already explained The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is recognized as a “sanctuary” shelter by a Washington, D.C.-based organization that tracks sanctuary laws and policies. Mr. Healey’s reluctance to cooperate with the incoming administration’s enforcement efforts comes as the state is struggling with an ongoing immigration crisis, including publicly urging undocumented immigrants not to travel to the state. This was due to the fact that they provided air tickets for departure.
Los Angeles, California – October 14: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained an immigrant in Los Angeles, California, on October 14, 2015. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
California Governor Gavin Newsom on thursday He called for a special session of the state Legislature to “protect California values” from the incoming Trump administration.
“The special session will focus on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and strengthening California’s legal resources to protect immigrant families,” a statement from the governor’s office said. “When it comes to immigrant protections, California is advancing policies that support immigrant families and investing in their protections.
All of California, like Massachusetts will also be considered “Sanctuary” jurisdictions for statewide policies prohibiting cooperation between local law enforcement authorities and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Newsom’s office told The Associated Press that an upcoming special session of lawmakers could help.Strong against Trump” State law.
In addition to implementing “the largest deportation program in U.S. history,” President Trump will eliminate birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil to illegal immigrant parents, reinstate the Remain in Mexico program, and He also said he would hire more guards and establish a border patrol. Compensation Fund for Victims of Immigration Crime.
The president-elect announced late Sunday that he would appoint former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as the new administration’s border czar, making it clear that the incoming administration will take a tough stance on enforcement.
US Donald Trump greets California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom (left) as he disembarks from Air Force One after arriving at Beale Air Force Base in California to inspect wildfire damage on November 17, 2018. president. (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP, Getty Images)
“Let us remind those who seek to take away the freedom, opportunity and dignity of Illinoisans that a happy warrior is still a warrior,” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said in a speech. press conference After Trump’s victory. “You came for my people, you came through me.”
Pritzker said Illinois remains a sanctuary state and vowed to go to court if the Trump administration tries to withhold federal funding over the issue. The president-elect has promised to force sanctuary cities to cooperate with immigration authorities by stripping them of federal public safety funding.
Many local Democratic politicians have also said they will do everything they can to block the president-elect’s immigration policies, and several members of the Los Angeles City Council have said they will move quickly to pass a sanctuary city ordinance. According to In the LA Times. The bill, currently under review by the city attorney, would prohibit federal immigration enforcement agents from accessing Los Angeles databases.
A spokesperson for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass did not immediately respond to a request for comment when asked by the Daily Caller News Foundation whether she supports the bill.
Many liberal organizations have also declared that they are ready and waiting to fight tooth and nail against the Trump administration. That includes the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed the petition. 400 legal actions Since 2016, there have been anti-government protests against President Trump and his previous administration, mostly targeting the immigration directives of Trump’s first term.
“From day one, we will be ready to fight for civil liberties and civil rights in the courts, in Congress, and in our communities,” the group said after Trump’s election victory. “We did it during President Trump’s first term, and we filed 434 lawsuits during Mr. Trump’s tenure, and we will do it again.”
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