US EditionGovernor Maura Healey Opposes National Guard Deployment
Governor Shapiro and 21 states filed an amicus brief opposing the National Guard deployment as unconstitutional and harmful to state sovereignty, citing a 42% crime drop in Pennsylvania.
- On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments after California troops were sent to Oregon on Sunday.
- Citing federalism, the brief states the deployments are `unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic`, filed by Washington, Maryland, Arizona, and the District of Columbia, with 14 other states joining.
- As commander of the state Guard, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the state hired 1,500 new police, crime dropped 42%, and the Pennsylvania National Guard under General John Pippy is used responsibly.
- On Thursday, attorneys for Portland and Oregon urged a federal appeals court to maintain a restraining order, while Shapiro joined two dozen Democratic governors and lawyers for Illinois and Chicago in legal challenges.
- Shapiro warned using the National Guard as a domestic police force erodes trust, threatens constitutional norms, and risks chaos in American communities amid talk of invoking the Insurrection Act.
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Shapiro warns Trump: No National Guard deployment in Pennsylvania
By Ivey DeJesus, pennlive.com As the Trump administration deploys National Guard troops in some of the country’s most populous cities, Gov. Josh Shapiro has doubled down on warnings to the president that he has ultimate power in Pennsylvania and will not permit such deployments under his watch. Shapiro joined two dozen other Democratic governors in a lawsuit that underscores civilian authority over the military and the sovereignty and police pow…
Governor Maura Healey opposes National Guard deployment
BOSTON (WWLP) - The National Guard is the primary combat reserve of the Army and Air Force, and they are typically deployed during war or natural disasters. President Trump, however, is deploying the Guard across the country to end protests against ICE that he says are getting in the way of enforcing the United States' laws. Massachusetts aims to reduce Xylazine risks with new plan The guard can be deployed under three sets of circumstance…
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