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The war brought by Democrats and other leftists against President Donald Trump’s agenda to secure the nation’s borders and deport illegal alien criminals is taking a serious turn. It’s that local and state officials in some venues have been threatening to arrest and prosecute federal officers doing their jobs. If that happens, it likely won’t turn out well for those local officials. That’s according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who wrote to California officials who are guilty of making those threats to federal officers. “Stand down or face prosecution,” Blanche told them. “No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making American Safe Again.” California politicians want to arrest federal agents for enforcing federal law. We just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution. No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again. pic.twitter.com/xe0EK8QssO — Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) October 23, 2025 He noted “The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile. … Numerous federal laws prohibit interfering with and impeding immigration or other law-enforcement operations.” His promise is that the U.S. “will investigate and prosecute any state or local official who violates these federal statutes (or directs or conspires with others to violate them).” Those officials now have been ordered to save any records regarding their own “attempts or efforts to impede or obstruct federal law enforcement” because that could be evidence in cases against them. The Washington Examiner commented the new instructions are “a bright red line for officials in state and local governments who are threatening to arrest federal immigration officials for enforcing federal law in Democrat-run areas.” Those making such threats including Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois. The report said they have claimed to have plans “to pursue legal action over what they say are abuses by federal immigration officers in their states.” Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin, another California Democrats, said in a joint statement federal officers “could be arrested for violating state laws,” the report noted. “It is important to note that California law protects communities and prevents federal agents from taking certain actions here that we have witnessed in other states. While the President may enjoy absolute immunity courtesy of his rogue Supreme Court, those who operate under his orders do not,” they threatened. “Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law — and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them.” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has joined in making threats. “If there is excessive use of force, shootings that aren’t legally justified, things of that nature, then I have to step in and do my job with respect to them, like I do with anyone else,” Jenkins threatened. And Pritzker has ordered the creation of a state commission to monitor federal immigration enforcement, “for future prosecutions against agents,” the report said. “Once this all ends, I believe there will be people of good faith who will review what the Commission has recorded and will demand answers and accountability,” he said. Blanche’s letter was to California officials. “We urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,” Blanche said. “In the meantime, federal agents and officers will continue to enforce federal law and will not be deterred by the threat of arrest by California authorities who have abdicated their duty to protect their constituents.” Constitutional analysts have said state officials clearly are out of line if they try to violate federal law, or stop enforcement.
