DHS scolds Philly DA for comments about ‘hunting down’ ICE officers

Published February 4, 2026 2:40am ET



Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner drew the ire of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as elected officials throughout the country, for his recent comments at an “ICE OUT” press conference about “hunting down” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers similar to the way they “hunted down Nazis for decades.” It marks the second time Krasner compared ICE officers to Nazis in less than a month. 

“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis, that’s what they are, in a country of 350 million,” Krasner said about ICE officers. “We outnumber them, and as long as we stick to our values, protect our rights, make it very clear that homicide is not OK just because you are a federal law officer, if we do that, this will end differently.” 

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