Gov. Maura Healey’s declaration that state police won’t assist in mass deportations is being blasted by critics who say it backtracks from her blaming the federal government for the migrant crisis. Healey has come under fire after MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell asked the Bay State governor whether the Massachusetts State Police would support the incoming Trump administration’s effort to deport illegal immigrants.

The governor promises that the state will stay the course, on policy and in terms of its fundamental character.