Did Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers tell state employees not to assist federal immigration officials?

Yes A memo issued by Democratic Wisconsin Gov Tony Evers administration directs state employees to contact an attorney before offering any cooperation if they are encountered in the workplace by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent ICE enforces immigration laws including seeking and deporting individuals in the U S illegally The April memo directs employees to Not answer the ICE agent s questions Not give consent for the agent to enter a nonpublic area Call the attorney who represents their office and if that fails ask the agent to return later Not give the agent content without approval from the attorney Republican U S Rep Bryan Steil of southern Wisconsin criticized Evers after the April arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan She is charged with obstructing immigration functionaries from arresting a criminal defendant in her courtroom Evers revealed he did not encourage state employees to break the law GOP lawmakers demanded him to rescind the memo See a full discussion of this at Wisconsin Watch This fact brief originally published by Wisconsin Watch is responsive to conversations such as this one Sources Wisconsin Legislature Letter April U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations Wisconsin Department of Administration Instructions for State Employees Encountering ICE or Other Federal Agents at Their Workplace Fox News Liberal activists GOP lawmaker rails against judge s alleged textbook event of obstruction Wisconsin Watch Arrest of Milwaukee judge echoes Massachusetts incident with one key difference WISN-TV Gov Evers says not encouraging state employees to break the law in new ICE directives Associated Press Wisconsin governor s guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash Related Judge rules in Minneapolis St Paul s favor in barring Trump from denying federal funds to sanctuary cities The post Did Wisconsin Gov Tony Evers tell state employees not to assist federal immigration authorities appeared first on MinnPost