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Hogan Says National Guard Members Won’t Deploy To Border Until Family Separations End

June 19th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday he will not deploy any Maryland National Guard resources to the U.S.-Mexico border, and has ordered four crewmembers and a helicopter back to Maryland from New Mexico. Twitter Ads info and privacy

The announcement was made via tweet. In an earlier post, Hogan called for immigration reform.

"Washington has failed again & again to deliver needed immigration reform – Congress and the administration must step up and work together to fix our broken system," Hogan said. "Immigration enforcement efforts should focus on criminals, not separating innocent children from their families."

Top conservatives, including key Trump allies, announced they were introducing bills to stop the practice amid a public outcry over the administration’s “zero tolerance” approach to illegal crossings.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation that the White House said it was reviewing, and Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, a leader of the conservative Freedom Caucus, also introduced a measure.

Both bills were offered as alternatives in case broader GOP immigration legislation heading for a vote this week fails, as is likely. “This becomes a backup proposal,” Meadows told reporters at the White House.

Trump’s meeting late Tuesday with House Republicans comes as lawmakers in both parties are up in arms after days of news reports showing images of children being held at border facilities in cages and an audio recording of a young child pleading for his “Papa.”

The issue boiled over Tuesday at a House hearing on an unrelated subject when protesters with babies briefly shut down proceedings.

Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, teared up as he pleaded with Republicans on the panel to end what he called “internment camps.”

“We need you, those children need you —and I am talking directly to my Republican colleagues— we need you to stand up to President Donald Trump,” he said.

Under the current policy, all unlawful crossings are referred for prosecution — a process that moves adults to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service and sends many children to facilities run by the Department of Health and Human Services. Under the Obama administration, such families were usually referred for civil deportation proceedings, not requiring separation.

Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families over a six-week period in April and May.

2 Responses to “Hogan Says National Guard Members Won’t Deploy To Border Until Family Separations End”

  1. June 19, 2018 at 6:58 pm, Rich said:

    What a clown,

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  2. June 19, 2018 at 9:55 pm, jackblack said:

    As governor of THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF MARYLAND,that makes you insubordinate,come on now GOV.youve done a pretty good job up to now,no need to play political hack in the second half.JUST DO WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT FOR THE USA, IF THEY ARE HERE ILLEGALLY,THEY MUST BE SENT BACK ITS THE LAW .THE VERY FOUNDATION OF OUR FOUNDING!

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