DAILY CALL NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic governors and other liberal elected officials have lined up to say they will fight the president-elect of Donald Trump tough agenda against illegal immigration.

Trump, who won the Nov. 5 election, has promised to carry out mass deportations across the country and withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, along with a number of other law enforcement proposals.

However, the Democratic governors of Massachusetts, Californiaand Illinois — all seen as potential 2028 presidential contenders — and other elected leaders have said they will use their authority to reject the agenda of the incoming second Trump administration.

“I think the key here is that every tool in the toolbox has to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and to protect our states, and certainly to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law as a basic principle. “, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey he told him MSNBC hosts Lawrence O’Donnell after Trump’s victory.

Healey confirmed that the Massachusetts State Police will “absolutely not help” the Trump administration’s deportation plans.

The entire state of Massachusetts is already described as a “sanctuary” by the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, DC-based group that supports immigration enforcement and monitors sanctuary laws and policies.

Healey’s reluctance to help the incoming administration with enforcement efforts follows her state’s struggles with the ongoing border crisis, having asked publicly illegal immigrants from going to her state and offered them plane tickets to leave.

Governor of California. Gavin Newsom called a special session of the state Legislature on Nov. 7 to “protect California values” from the incoming Trump administration.

“The special session will focus on strengthening California’s legal resources to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate actionand immigrant families,” the governor’s office said in a statement. “On immigrant protection, California has advanced policies that support immigrant families and invest in their protection.”

Like Massachusetts, the entire state of California is also considered a “sanctuary” jurisdiction for state-level policies that prohibit cooperation between local law enforcement officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Newsom’s office told The Associated Press that the special session for lawmakers will help “Trump proof” state laws.

In addition to launching “the largest deportation program in American history,” Trump also said he would end birthright citizenship for those born on American soil to illegal immigrant parents, bring back the Remain in Mexico program, hire more Border Patrol agents, and set up a compensation fund for victims of what he calls migrant-related crimes.

President-elect announced Sunday evening that he used to collect former ICE actor The current director, Tom Homan, will be the border czar in the new administration, making it clear that the incoming administration will take a tough stance on law enforcement.

President-elect announced Sunday evening that he used to collect former ICE Acting Director Tom Homan to be the border czar in the new administration, making it clear he will take a tough stance on enforcement.

“To anyone who intends to come and take away the freedom, opportunity and dignity of the people of Illinois, I would like to remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said during a press conference after Trump’s victory. “You come for my people, you come through me.”

Pritzker said Illinois would remain a sanctuary state and vowed to take the second Trump administration to court if it tries to withhold federal funds on the issue. The president-elect has pledged to force sanctuary cities and jurisdictions to cooperate with immigration authorities by stripping them of federal public safety subsidies.

Numerous local Democratic elected officials have also signaled they will do everything in their power to thwart Trump’s illegal immigration agenda, with several members of the Los Angeles City Council saying they will speed up passage of a sanctuary city ordinance, conformable for the Los Angeles Times.

The Los Angeles legislation, still under review by city attorneys, would bar federal immigration enforcement officials from accessing Los Angeles databases.

A spokesman for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, did not immediately respond to a request for comment when asked by the Daily Caller News Foundation if she would support the bill.

Many liberal organizations have also said they are ready and waiting to fight the Trump administration, including the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU filed 400 lawsuits against Trump and his previous administration since 2016, much of it targets immigration directives from Trump’s first term.

“From day one, we are ready to fight for our civil liberties and civil rights in the courts, in Congress and in our communities,” the ACLU said after Trump’s election victory. “We did it during his first term — he filed 434 legal actions against Trump while he was in office — and we’ll do it again.”

Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation