11 States Pull National Guard Off Border Missions To Protest Child Separations

Eleven US states have cancelled agreements to send members of the National Guard to the US-Mexico border as part of a growing backlash over the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families trying to enter the US.

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Initially three states — New York, Massachusetts, and Colorado — pulled their forces from current or planned deployments at the border, but they were soon joined by many more.

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Most are states which elected a Democrat governor. Two — Massachusetts and Maryland — have Republicans in charge.

Here’s the full list, and whether the state governor is a Democrat or a Republican:

Colorado (D)
Connecticut (D)
Delaware (D)
Maryland (R)
Massachusetts (R)
New Jersey (D)
New York (D)
North Carolina (D)
Pennsylvania (D)
Rhode Island (D)
Virginia (D)


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