Overview
- Speaking in Washington, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Pennsylvania has readied a response if the Trump administration sends more federal immigration agents into the state.
- Shapiro cited recent fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis as the prompt for publicly warning residents and pledging protections.
- He declined to detail operations, saying it would not be prudent to disclose whether the response would be law enforcement or legal, and noted the state has prepared on every level after studying steps taken in other Democratic-led states.
- His administration has resisted a White House demand for Pennsylvania’s voter rolls, and the dispute is now in court as part of broader litigation the administration has brought against more than 20 states to obtain such data for DHS reviews of noncitizens.
- The White House, through spokesperson Abigail Jackson, rejected Shapiro’s framing, defended ICE officers, and accused Democratic critics of undermining law enforcement.