Governors are lining up behind Trump and pledging to use national guards to boot immigrants from US

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twenty-six Republican governors have signed a letter pledging to use “every tool” to aid President-elect Donald Trump with his mass deportation plans. “Republican governors remain fully committed to supporting the Trump Administration’s efforts to deport dangerous criminals, gang members, and terrorists who are in this country illegally,” the governors said in their letter. Twenty-six Republican governors have signed a letter pledging to use “every tool” to aid his mass deportation plans Immigration advocates and progressive leaders in Nashville are concerned ahead of Trump’s inauguration. In the letter, the 26 governors said, “We stand ready to utilize every tool at our disposal—whether through state law enforcement or the National Guard—to support President Trump in this vital mission.” Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has said in interviews with conservative media outlets that the administration will prioritize undocumented people who pose a threat to national or public security.