Krasner Threatens ICE — DOJ Fires Back

Adriana Stone 0 1 min read

Krasner Threatens ICE — DOJ Fires Back

Larry Krasner is at it again. The Philadelphia district attorney took a hard line against federal immigration agents this week. He warned he’d arrest and prosecute any ICE agent who acts like the officer involved in a deadly Minnesota shooting.

He framed the fight in stark terms. “This is ultimately about good versus evil. That’s what it is. It’s about good versus evil,” he said. “Renee Nicole Good is just part of that good and she is up against evil.”

Krasner then broadened the point: “What does it mean? It means that we are talking about good versus evil. We are talking about unchecked power,” Krasner said.

He went further, promising local prosecutions. “We will arrest you. We will handcuff you. We will close those cuffs. We will put you in a cell. We will set your bail and I’m going to ask for it to be appropriately high,” said Krasner. “We will take you to trial and I’m going to do everything in my power to convict you and we will make sure you serve your entire sentence because Donald Trump has no power, whatsoever, to pardon you. That’s the way the law works.”

The response from the Department of Justice was short and pointed. “Go ahead and try https://t.co/uicHfgGh1o”

That reply came from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on X. It summed up the clash: a local DA threatening to charge federal officers, and the federal government saying such prosecutions would face serious legal hurdles.

Critics on social media jumped in fast. They questioned Krasner’s priorities and pointed to violent cases his office has handled — or declined to pursue. One post noted: “You want to arrest ICE agents, but you dropped kidnapping and strangulation charges against Keon King, who ultimately murdered a young woman. pic.twitter.com/zj4K82Lp8M”

Another comment was blunt: “We finally found a Soros-backed DA who wants to put people in prison…and of course they are LEOs. https://t.co/xQeCLOq7a0”

This fight raises two simple questions. Who enforces federal law? And who protects residents from violent crime? Krasner wants to take on federal agents. Many voters want him to take on local violent criminals first.

The back-and-forth is likely to keep heating up. Expect more sharp words. Expect legal challenges. And expect a lot of attention on whether a city’s top prosecutor should prioritize confrontations with federal law enforcement or focus on violent offenders at home.

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