Wisconsin governor says he's not afraid after Trump official suggests possible arrest

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that each American should beryllium acrophobic astir “chilling” suggestions from President Donald Trump's apical borderline advisor that helium could beryllium arrested implicit guidance the Democrat issued to authorities employees astir what to bash if confronted by national migration agents.

“I’m not afraid,” Evers said successful the bonzer video posted connected YouTube. “I’ve ne'er erstwhile been discouraged from doing the close happening and I volition not commencement today.”

At contented is guidance Evers' medication issued past period successful effect to authorities workers who asked what they should bash if agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amusement up astatine their offices.

Evers' guidance advised them to interaction an lawyer instantly and inquire the officers to instrumentality if an lawyer is unavailable. The memo besides advises authorities workers not to crook implicit insubstantial files oregon springiness ICE officers entree to computers without archetypal consulting the authorities agency's lawyer and not to reply questions from the agents.

The recommendations are akin to guidance that Connecticut’s Democratic politician issued successful January. The guidelines besides reflector what the National Immigration Law Center and different advocacy groups person said should beryllium done erstwhile migration officials amusement up astatine a workplace.

Republican critics argued that the guidance was an bid from Evers not to cooperate with ICE agents, an accusation the politician vehemently denied successful Friday's video. The extremity of the guidance was to springiness authorities employees “clear, accordant instructions” to guarantee they person a lawyer contiguous to assistance them comply with each applicable laws, Evers said.

He accused Republicans of lying astir the guidance and spreading misinformation to substance a “fake contention of their ain creation.”

“I haven’t breached the law,” Evers said. “I haven’t committed a transgression and I’ve ne'er encouraged oregon directed anyone to interruption immoderate laws oregon perpetrate immoderate crimes.”

Tom Homan, Trump's apical borderline adviser, was asked astir the Evers memo by reporters extracurricular the White House connected Thursday. Homan said, “Wait to spot what's coming,” erstwhile asked astir the memo.

"You cannot enactment what we’re doing, and you tin enactment sanctuary cities if that’s what you privation to do, but if you transverse that enactment to impediment oregon knowingly harboring and concealing an amerciable alien, that’s a felony and we’re treating it arsenic such,” Homan said.

Some Republicans embraced the anticipation of Evers being arrested. Republican Wisconsin authorities Rep. Calvin Callahan posted a fake representation connected societal media showing Trump successful a constabulary azygous down a grim-faced Evers successful handcuffs extracurricular of the authorities Capitol.

The comments from Homan and Evers' effect travel a week aft Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested astatine the courthouse connected 2 felony charges. She is accused of helping a antheral evade migration authorities by escorting him and his lawyer retired of her courtroom done the assemblage doorway past week aft learning that national officers were seeking his arrest.