WI-GOV: Rodriguez (D) tells 'UpFront' she wouldn't instruct Wisconsinites to obstruct ICE
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a Democratic candidate for governor, says she wouldn’t instruct Wisconsinites to obstruct ICE agents as she calls for statewide bans on where federal immigration arrests could be made.
“I would never urge Wisconsinites to obstruct federal agents, and in fact, that is something I absolutely would discourage people to do,” Rodriguez said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I would encourage them to do what they have been doing, which is peacefully protest as well as making sure that you are using your video camera on your phone and taping them to make sure that we can hold these agents accountable if they do violate people’s civil rights.”
Last week, Rodriguez proposed banning “civil immigration enforcement actions” in and around courthouses, hospitals, daycares, schools, domestic violence shelters, and places of worship. Two exceptions, she said, would be a judicial warrant and imminent threat to public safety.
Gov. Tony Evers didn’t immediately back the proposal and questioned whether the approach was legal, telling reporters, “I think banning things will absolutely ramp up the actions of our folks in Washington D.C.”
https://www.wispolitics.com/2026/upfront-rodriguez-tells-upfront-she-wouldnt-instruct-wisconsinites-to-obstruct-ice/