Democrats try to tie Governor Baker to President Trump's border plan [View all]

President Trump, reacting to virulent political pressure, yesterday changed his administration’s policy and will now allow illegal immigrant families to stay together in custody — even as Massachusetts Democrats fired up an effort to link Gov. Charlie Baker to the Republican president’s immigration policies.

“We’ve got a governor who every step of the way has been complicit with it,” said Jay Gonzalez, a Democratic candidate for governor, who called the previous policy of separating children from their parents in custody “cruel.”

Gonzalez spoke at a rally yesterday afternoon outside the State House, where hundreds of chanting, sign-carrying protesters from various advocacy groups gathered to speak out against Trump’s immigration policies, which have tightened enforcement, particularly along the border with Mexico.

Trump has made immigration a centerpiece of his agenda since the start of his presidential campaign. The issue has remained deeply controversial, coming to a head again over the last few days as images and audio emerged showing illegal immigrant children being held apart from their parents in cells near the border.

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