In anticipation of mass deportations of illegal aliens by newly-elected President Donald Trump, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed an executive order intended to provide services for children of those deported.

Ferguson’s executive order directs the “immediate creation of the family-separation rapid response team” in the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families. He said that for many families statewide, Trump’s policies could inflict untold harms.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced a state rapid response team Monday to try and help families of those impacted by President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies.

In his inaugural address, Ferguson said the orders are meant to streamline the state’s administrative process, ease red tape around home construction and strengthen reproductive rights for women. All three executive orders took effect immediately and offer the first sign of how Ferguson will govern in the coming years.

Washington Gov. 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.

Ferguson signed an executive order that creates a rapid response team to support children and their families if mom or dad are arrested by ICE.

The team intends to help kids whose parents are deported, especially in situations such as if a parent is taken into custody while their child is in school.