{"id":55652,"date":"2018-06-18T18:42:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/18\/massachusetts-governor-national-guard-wont-go-to-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:51:18","slug":"massachusetts-governor-national-guard-wont-go-to-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/06\/18\/massachusetts-governor-national-guard-wont-go-to-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Massachusetts governor won\u2019t send his state\u2019s National Guard to the border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BOSTON \u2014 Gov. Charlie Baker is reversing a decision to send a Massachusetts National Guard helicopter and crew to U.S.-Mexico border, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/17\/dod-if-immigrant-children-are-detained-on-bases-military-wont-be-responsible-for-them\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the Trump administration\u2019s policy of separating children from their parents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican governor called the policy of taking children from their parents as families arrive at the border \u201ccruel and inhumane\u201d and said he would put off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/11\/gradual-deployment-of-us-troops-to-mexico-border-underway\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> the National Guard mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s cruel and inhumane, and I told the National Guard to hold steady and not go down to the border \u2014 period,\u201d Baker told reporters. \u201cSo we won\u2019t be supporting that initiative unless they change their policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/04\/04\/white-house-walks-back-trumps-plan-to-use-us-military-on-southern-border\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1169505.jpg_da0174.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New details on Trump\u2019s troop deployments to the Mexican border<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">National Guard personnel will deploy on border security support missions, but will steer clear of law enforcement activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crew had been set to fly down later this month to work with federal officials to help track illegal activity along the border with Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re not going to the border,\u201d Bakers said, adding that Massachusetts won\u2019t be participating until the family separation policy is changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against rising criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, again falsely blaming Democrats for the policy decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massachusetts Democrats have joined calls to end the practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/03\/06\/us-closes-naturalization-offices-at-military-basic-training-sites\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/257406.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US closes naturalization offices at military basic training sites<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The number of foreign-born service members becoming U.S. citizens dropped 16 percent last year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, U.S. Rep. 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The Democrat said he attempted to visit the facility, but was denied entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jay Gonzalez, a Democrat hoping to unseat Baker in November, said Baker \u201cshould have never offered our state\u2019s resources to enforce Donald Trump\u2019s inhumane immigration policy in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baker said he understands the need to control the country\u2019s borders but hopes the administration will rethink its current policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBorder security is important; no one disputes that. But separating kids from their families is not,\u201d Baker said. \u201cThey should change their policy. I\u2019m hopeful with the voices that are coming out at this point and making that case that they\u2019ll consider alternatives to deal with border security.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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