KING: WA Gov. Bob Ferguson signs executive order in preparation for potential 'mass deportations'

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2. Flanked by immigrants, Governor Bob Ferguson announces rapid response team to support children facing separation

Washington State won’t stand for Donald Trump’s cruel attacks on new American families and won’t sit idly by while the would-be dictator’s minions attempt to marshal federal resources for their planned intimidation campaigns and mass deportations.

That was the message delivered today at a lengthy rally and press conference hosted by El Centro de la Raza and organized by OneAmerica in Beacon Hill, where Governor Bob Ferguson announced the signing of a new executive order that directs state agencies to work together to mitigate harms caused by Trump’s threatened policies.

Ferguson’s Executive Order 25–04 authorizes the “immediate creation of a Family Separation Rapid Response Team in the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). The team will recommended policies and actions for addressing family separation and the lasting effects on children,” in the words of the governor’s office.

“My administration will do everything possible to address the harms caused by a mass deportation and detention program,” Ferguson said. “That includes making sure kids who are torn away from their parents have someone to care for them and uninterrupted access to their education, regardless of their immigration status.”

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/01/flanked-by-immigrants-governor-bob-ferguson-announces-rapid-response-team-to-support-children-facing-separation.html