The team will work to make sure children who are separated from their families continue to have someone to care for them and have uninterrupted access to education.

Bob Ferguson on Monday signed an executive order to create a state team focused on responding to the separation of migrant families as the Trump administration promises mass deportations. The “Family Separation Rapid Response Team” will be housed in the state Department of Children,

Governor Bob Ferguson issues executive order to form Family Separation Rapid Response Team to assist children of detained and deported immigrants.

Surrounded by immigrant advocates chanting, “Keep families together!” Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday creating a rapid response team to help Washington families targeted by the Trump administration for deportation.