US EditionPhilly DA joins nationwide coalition to prosecute ICE agents who break laws
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner leads a coalition of 9 prosecutors nationwide to hold federal agents accountable for state crimes including murder and perjury.
- Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney, announced a coalition with eight prosecutors including Mary Moriarty and Jose Garza, launching the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach legal fund on Wednesday.
- Earlier this month, Krasner linked the coalition to the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good and Saturday's death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, citing recent shootings.
- Donations will fund a legal fund to hire outside litigators, experts and forensic investigators, and the coalition launched federaloverreach.org to solicit support for prosecutions under state criminal statutes.
- Krasner vowed to hold agents accountable, calling ICE agents "wannabe Nazis" and promising, `If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will achieve justice`.
- The announcement positions Krasner in a national clash with the Trump administration, framing the effort as resisting federal overreach, as Krasner said, 'It is a gathering of people who take democracy seriously and are willing to do what their oath requires, to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the United States.
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Fetterman Condemns Philadelphia DA Krasner's Comparison of ICE Agents to Nazis
PHILADELPHIA (VINnews) — Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sharply rebuked Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday for referring to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as “wannabe Nazis” and vowing to “hunt” them down if they violate the law. Fetterman, speaking in strong terms, called the rhetoric “gross” and rejected any comparison to Nazis […]
Philly DA Larry Krasner forms coalition with other district attorneys to prosecute federal officers who break state laws
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner has formed a coalition with district attorneys in Virginia, Texas, Arizona and Minnesota to prosecute federal officers, like ICE agents, who commit state crimes.
Dem DA Vows to ‘Hunt Down’ ICE Agents Like Nazi War Criminals.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Philadelphia District Attorney (DA) Larry Krasner (D) compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to “wannabe Nazis” during a rally and threatened legal action against them.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Larry Krasner, other progressive prosecutors such as Mary Moriarty, and ICE agents.WHEN & WHERE: During a rally on Tuesday in Philadelphia.KEY QUOTE: “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis fo…
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