Philly DA Threatens to Jail ICE Agents Working at Airport: 'The President Cannot Pardon You!'
Source: MEDIAite
Mar 25th, 2026, 12:01 pm
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) threatened to throw ICE agents deployed at the airport in jail if they make it look “anything like you did in the streets of Minneapolis” on Tuesday. Krasner issued his stern warning in front of cameras and reporters at Philly’s airport.
His tough talk came a day after President Donald Trump deployed ICE agents to several airports nationwide to help with long security lines during the ongoing government shutdown. Krasner told the ICE agents Trump cannot save them if they screw up in his town.
“This is how it works — you commit crimes within the jurisdiction that is the city and county of Philadelphia, I prosecute you. That is how it works. No, I don’t take a phone call from the president saying ‘Let em go.’ No, the president cannot pardon you. I’ll say it again, the president cannot pardon you,” said Krasner.
The DA continued, “And yes, I will put you in handcuffs and I will put you in a courtroom, and if necessary, I will put you in a jail cell if you decide to make the terrazzo floor of this floor anything like you did in the streets of Minneapolis, which involved the criminal homicide of unarmed, innocent people.” He then doubled down on his comments in a video posted to X on Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/philly-da-threatens-to-jail-ice-agents-working-at-airport-the-president-cannot-pardon-you/
Heard about this last night as I was going to bed.
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Philly DA Larry Krasner threatens ICE agents working at the airport with arrest:
"The president cannot pardon you. I will put you in handcuffs. And if necessary, I will put you in a jail cell."
Krasner was promising to hunt down ICE agents like Nazis a couple of months ago.
8:50 PM · Mar 24, 2026
My message to ICE agents deployed at PHL Airport: Don’t break the law, or you’re going to find out.
— Larry Krasner (@dalarrykrasner.bsky.social) 2026-03-25T13:02:44.990Z
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My message to ICE agents deployed at PHL Airport: Don’t break the law, or you’re going to find out.
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No more stern letters. Fuck that shit. rePUKES and the SC don't respect Americans' civil rights. 
So where are all of these ‘States Rights’ people (especially Repugs who always cry ‘States Rights!’ when a Dem. administration proposes a progressive idea) who are in DC to ‘serve the people?’
Oh, right - Donny might get mad at me - who cares about the people I’m supposed to serve…..
Would you mind pointing them out? I just rewatched both videos, and I don't see anything except a very clear warning that ICE agents will be prosecuted by the Philly DA if they misbehave there, and a reminder that Trump will not be able to help them. What am I missing? 
I suspect he has the backing of Gov. Josh Shapiro also.
