In January 2018 , Baker criticized President Trump for his comments about immigration from Latin America and Africa , stating that Trump 's comments were " appalling and disgraceful and have no place anywhere in public or private discourse " . Despite revisions to sanctuary status legislation proposed the previous year , Baker opposed a revised version of the legislation after it was submitted in the state legislature in February 2018 , and the following May , Baker stated that he would veto the revised version of the legislation that was attached in the state legislature as an amendment to the 2019 fiscal year state budget . In June 2018 , Baker directed the Massachusetts National Guard to not send any assets or personnel to the U.S. – Mexico border to assist the Trump Administration in enforcing its " zero-tolerance policy " towards immigrants , citing the Trump Administration 's family separation policy towards children as " cruel and inhumane . " Later in the same week , Baker stated that Massachusetts family resource centers were not aware of any families separated at the U.S. – Mexico border in Massachusetts at the time . The following month , the state legislature removed the sanctuary status amendment from the final version of the state budget , but did include a provision to continue allowing Massachusetts juvenile courts to make decisions on granting legal status to children and young adults who entered the country illegally without a parent and under the age of 21 . Following a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October 2018 , Baker stated that he was " horrified " by the events , expressed sympathy for the victims , their families , and first responders , and ordered that flags at state buildings be lowered to half-staff through the end of the month . Also in October 2018 , Baker opposed a proposal by President Trump to end birthright citizenship in the United States by executive order . In December 2018 , Baker called for the suspension of a state district court judge who allegedly assisted an illegal immigrant from being detained by an ICE agent during a legal proceeding from hearing further criminal cases until the federal investigation of the incident is concluded
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