HARRISBURG — Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) issued the following statement in response to recent comments made by Philadelphia officials about the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
“Let’s call this what it is — dangerous, disgraceful and downright un-American. Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal have crossed every line with their unhinged, anti-law enforcement rhetoric. Threatening federal ICE agents with arrest? Calling them ‘fake’ cops? This isn’t just insane — it’s reckless and it’s putting lives at risk.
“Every time Krasner and Bilal open their mouths to smear ICE, they’re sending a green light to criminals, agitators and radical activists to confront, resist and attack law enforcement. They are deliberately fueling hostility on the streets, and someone is going to get hurt because of it. They don’t care about public safety — they care about headlines.
“Our ICE agents are federal officers, executing federal law. Period. They have the full backing of the United States government. No local official has the right to interfere with that. This isn’t a sanctuary city fantasy land — this is America. And in America, we back the badge.
“Krasner and Bilal need to sit down, shut up and stop playing games with the lives of law enforcement officers. Their words are reckless. Their agenda is lawless. And their war on federal agents will fail — badly.
“Larry Krasner, Rochelle Bilal — your reckless words are not just disgraceful, they’re dangerous, and you need to shut them down now before your political grandstanding gets a federal officer killed.
“We stand 100% with ICE and every man and woman in uniform. The Constitution is not optional. Federal law will be enforced. And if you don’t like it — tough.”
CONTACT: Don Beishl