DOJ Has Spicy Clapback After Soros-Backed Philly DA Issues Arrest Threat to ICE

In response to the immigration enforcement operations that have taken place over the last several months, some blue state Democrats have tried to fight back by pushing for or backing laws they believe would limit the ability of ICE and the CBP to do their jobs in rounding up criminal illegal immigrants and deporting them.

We saw this, for example, in California, where a bill that was drafted by far-left Democrat state Sen. Scott Wiener, titled the "No Secret Police Act," and which is intended to "ban federal and local law enforcement, including ICE, from wearing ski masks and similar extreme masks," was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in September.

Though the law went into effect at the beginning of 2026, it is being challenged in the courts by the DOJ on grounds that it is unconstitutional and "designed to create risk for our agents."

Democrat Attorneys General and District Attorneys are also trying to get in on the action, as we've seen with Minnesota AG Keith Ellison in his lawsuit against DHS to try and "end the unlawful, unprecedented surge of the federal law enforcement agents into Minnesota."

Soros-backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner also weighed in this week, vowing to arrest ICE agents and set bail very high if anything like the Renee Good incident happened in his city:

He also said that if he sees ICE operating in a fashion similar to the agent involved in the deadly Minnesota shooting, he would not hesitate to prosecute against a federal agent.
"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."

I'm no legal expert, but DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is, and he had this to say in response:

Go ahead and try 🤡 https://t.co/uicHfgGh1o
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) January 16, 2026

Yeah. I mean, I don't think this would go very well for the city of Philadelphia if they tried. Just sayin'.

Others also pointed out that Krasner's priorities are a bit skewed, considering he seems to be more fired up about immigration enforcement agents doing their jobs than he does alleged violent offenders in his own backyard:

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
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 15, 2026

We finally found a Soros-backed DA who wants to put people in prison...and of course they are LEOs. https://t.co/xQeCLOq7a0
— Chad Ragsdale (@caragsdale) January 15, 2026

Sounds about right.

I should point out that Krasner isn't the only Philly official who has taken this stance. As RedState previously reported, Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal recently made this declaration:

Those that come into our communities wearing masks to commit crime— and thank God for our District Attorney Larry Krasner, who says he's gonna lock them up... you're getting arrested... we stand here today with all those who stand against the made-up fake, what you can call ICE.
[...]
You don't want this smoke, because we'll bring it to you. And the fake, whatever they call them because I can put... I can't say their name. But the criminal in the White House will not keep you [ICE agents] from going to jail.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons had a similar response to Blanche's:

🚨ICE Director blasts Democrat threats against agency agents

Todd Lyons: "You can't pit a local law enforcement officer against a federal law enforcement officer ... My message to the Sheriff is try it, try to arrest my folks. Let's see what happens."pic.twitter.com/OXru3cJdiE
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 11, 2026

I also think it might be a good idea for these Democrat officials to brush up a bit on the Supremacy Clause. Just a thought.

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