Pennsylvania GOP warns Philly officials against prosecuting ICE agents

Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are warning Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal that they risk running afoul of the Constitution if they try to arrest or prosecute ICE officers for actions taken in the course of federal immigration enforcement. The clash follows Krasner’s remark that any ICE agent who comes to Philadelphia "to commit crimes" should "get the ‘eff’ out of here" and Bilal’s declaration that ICE is a "fake" agency that "you don’t want this smoke," made after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during an operation in Minneapolis. State Sen. Jarrett Coleman, who chairs the Senate committee overseeing intergovernmental relations, called their comments "empty threats" and said local officials "cannot interfere" with lawful federal enforcement, warning his panel could subpoena, investigate and "engage" if they attempt to do so. Former committee chair Sen. Doug Mastriano said Krasner and Bilal can prosecute genuine state‑law crimes and refuse to use local resources to help ICE, but cannot order arrests of agents for doing their federal jobs or override federal jurisdiction and qualified immunity under the Supremacy Clause. The rhetoric underscores how the Minneapolis shooting is rippling into other cities, sharpening statehouse fights over sanctuary‑style resistance and the legal line between legitimate local prosecutions and obstruction of federal immigration power.