Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Changes Her Mind About Deporting Criminal Illegals When Things Get Real

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is one of the Democrats who has vowed to defy Trump’s plans to deport illegal immigrants.

Back in November, Healey said she would use her executive power to ‘protect’ residents of the state, even if they are illegals.

Massachusetts Governor says she will use ‘executive power’ to stop Trump from deporting criminal aliens

“We want to protect our residents.”pic.twitter.com/eS3jf1f2do

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 7, 2024

Now that ICE has begun picking up criminal illegals in the city of Boston, she is singing a different tune.

SNEAK PEEK: We embedded exclusively w/ ICE Boston today as they targeted egregious criminal aliens. We witnessed 8 arrests, including multiple MS-13, Interpol Red Notices, murder & rape suspects, & a volatile Haitian gang member w/ 18 convictions in recent years who told our… pic.twitter.com/LgerOp8dU8

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 22, 2025

What changed?

NEW: MA Governor Maura Healey reacts to the ICE Boston operation we covered:

“I support the apprehension of criminals” https://t.co/ACQEcFxLUh

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025

From WCVB News in Boston:

Gov. Healey on recent Massachusetts immigration arrests: ‘I support the apprehension of criminals’

Federal immigration agents were seen Wednesday taking a man into custody in Chelsea, Massachusetts, as well as making other arrests in East Boston.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey addressed the arrests, saying she wouldn’t be quick to call them “raids.”

“I wouldn’t describe them as raids,” Healey said.”What it seems to be, and what we expected and what I support, which is the apprehension of criminals in our communities.”

Healey said she supports arresting criminals — whether they are undocumented or not.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is pushing back after President Donald Trump promised a crackdown on immigration.

It’s likely that when Healey was blowing hot air about standing up to Trump, that’s all it was. Air. It was Democrat virtue-signaling.

When the reality of ICE showing up in Boston happened, it slapped her into reality.