When ICE Comes Knocking: Tony Evers, the Constitution, and the GOP’s Manufactured Outrage

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By Justin Jest | WOYJO.com

In Wisconsin, common sense has become controversial—and truth has become treason in the eyes of the GOP. Case in point: Governor Tony Evers’ recent memo to state employees about how to respond if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents show up at their workplace.

The memo’s message? Know your rights. Stay calm. Call a lawyer. Don’t hand over data or open up access without legal counsel. You know, things the Constitution actually protects.

But to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a man seemingly allergic to nuance, this was an act of war on federal authority. “Tony Evers is instructing his employees to either break federal law or not cooperate with law enforcement,” Vos thundered, presumably while clutching the nearest flag and wiping his tears with the Bill of Rights he forgot to read.

Let’s be clear: Evers isn’t telling state workers to obstruct justice. He’s telling them not to get steamrolled by overreach. He’s telling them not to be bullied by badge-flashing ICE agents without a judge-signed warrant. That’s not insubordination—that’s due process.

The memo explicitly lays it out:

  • Stay calm and notify a supervisor.
  • Ask for identification and warrant details.
  • Don’t answer questions or give access to files or non-public areas without a lawyer present.
  • And most importantly, ICE needs a judicial warrant, not just an administrative one, to gain access to confidential state data.

This isn’t an act of defiance. It’s a legal firewall. And it’s exactly what state employees—and any American—should do when federal agents appear without the proper paperwork.

As Evers said, blunt and unafraid: “That’s baloney.” ICE can do what it wants. But Wisconsin employees have rights, and the state’s legal counsel is going to stand beside them.

But the GOP doesn’t want you to see nuance. They want you to see enemies. They want to turn every legal safeguard into a partisan sin. They’re not defending law and order—they’re weaponizing it.

Meanwhile, Evers is doing what a governor is supposed to do—defend his employees, uphold the Constitution, and protect state operations from unwarranted interference. The real scandal isn’t that he issued this memo—it’s that we live in a country where reminding workers of their legal rights is seen as subversive.

Tony Evers isn’t obstructing law enforcement. He’s resisting lawlessness. And that’s the kind of leadership this country could use a hell of a lot more of.

—Justin Jest WOYJO.com

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