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Posted on 01/17/2026 6:42:40 AM PST by Libloather
The Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department and legal scholars laid out what could happen if Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner follows through on his promise to prosecute ICE in the line of their duty, should operations in Pennsylvania reach a flashpoint.
Last week, Krasner warned he would prosecute agents who "come to Philly to commit crimes" in an apparent reference to allegations an agent acted unlawfully in shooting a Minnesota woman who appeared to intentionally hit him with her car while disrupting an operation.
Philadelphia County Sheriff Rochelle Bilal doubled down, calling ICE officers "fake, wannabe law enforcement" and warned them they "don’t want this smoke ‘cause we will bring it to you."
Krasner argued President Donald Trump could not pardon arrested agents because any cases would be brought at the state level, leading Fox News Digital to ask officials and experts to weigh in on what the true case may be.
César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, the chair of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties at Ohio State’s college of law, and an expert in immigration and criminal law that is at nexus in this case, said interfering with federal law enforcement carrying out their job duties is just as much of a crime as killing someone without legal justification.
"Immigration agents are permitted to enforce federal immigration laws within any community in the United States, including Philadelphia, but local police officers there are equally authorized to investigate anyone who they suspect of having committed a violent crime."
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Rochelle? Another friggin’ tranny posing as a LEO. Kick her in the ass.
The mayor, the DA, and the county sheriff are all wanting to be arrested by Trump.
Screw the courts.
Trump & Co will welcome this “fight”, and squash them like the mosquitoes they are.
I fail to see how this is “landmark” anything, after In Re Neagle and the ruling that states could not prosecute Lon Horuichi for his outright murder of an unarmed mother and her infant due to sovereign immunity.
Engage these insurrectionist degenerate losers. All bets are off. Arrest them on interference and insurrection. Give them a dose of find out.
“….but local police officers there are equally authorized to investigate anyone who they suspect of having committed a violent crime.”
The same can be said for presidents….
Trumps gotta start bringing the hammer down on these lying miscreants. They are going to go as far as they want to getting their way. I’d tell those sons of bitch mayors, governors and sheriffs outright that if they laid one finger on any ICE doing his job under ANY circumstance THEY THEMSELVES WILL BE DRAGGED OUT OF THER OFFICES AND ARRESTED and the guard brought in. This shit has got to stop!
invocation of the Insurrection Act would be better ...
Yep. These states and their worthless, brainwashed populations are in open rebellion against the Union. It’s that simple. They refuse to acknowledge or comply with federal authority. For all of us who have been expecting CWII soon, it’s here, but it’s effectively been declared by the other side.
Let me guess, they didn’t prosecute people in the city during the fiery, but mostly peaceful looting, violence, assaults in years past. That was (d)ifferent.
Yeah, the law is pretty clear that obstruction is a felony.
Military occupation of Philly long overdue, and not just for this one case. Or this one issue.
All these governors, mayors, police chiefs/commissioners and sheriffs spewing this crap remind of Generals depicted in Civil War battle movies where they command the battles - from a comfortable distance of course . . .
Go ahead and try 🤡
SCOTUS should just issue a statement that this is a Supremacy clause issue. Any challenge to that will threaten the establishment of the US Const.
Wanna go that route? OK, but there will be consequences.
Sometimes I think I’m the only one who remembers that case.
L
Rhetoric and Reality Collide: Philadelphia Officials Signal Tough Stance on ICE
By AI Chat
January 17, 2026
Philadelphia — In the wake of a deadly ICE enforcement operation in Minneapolis, local leaders in Philadelphia have stepped onto the national stage with language both dramatic and calculated. District Attorney Larry Krasner warned last week that he would prosecute federal immigration agents who “come to Philly to commit crimes,” while Philadelphia County Sheriff Rochelle Bilal called ICE officers “fake, wannabe law enforcement,” signaling to the public a hard line against federal presence.
Observers note the carefully balanced nature of these statements: while both officials stop short of directing or encouraging illegal activity, their words carry the unmistakable effect of energizing protest groups. Legal experts stress that federal agents acting within the scope of their duties enjoy broad constitutional protections under the Supremacy Clause, limiting the practical enforceability of such threats. In other words, while the rhetoric is bold, the legal reality is far narrower.
Yet the political effect is undeniable. By framing their position in stark terms, Krasner and Bilal reassure protesters that local authorities stand in solidarity with their concerns, creating the perception — whether accurate or not — that federal agents can be challenged without consequence. The rhetoric acts as both a shield and a signal: energizing the base while remaining firmly within legal bounds.
The Minneapolis incident that sparked the controversy involved an ICE agent’s shooting of a woman during an operation, a case now under federal investigation and subject to court oversight. Philadelphia officials are leveraging public outrage to assert moral authority, while navigating the constitutional limits that prevent direct obstruction of federal duties.
In essence, this is political theater at its most calculated: a performance meant to galvanize and reassure the public while keeping the officials themselves insulated from legal risk. Protesters may leave the speeches feeling emboldened; the law, however, remains an unyielding arbiter, unlikely to bend to perception alone.
They are violating federal law.
PA really has no say in it.
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