Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office stopped documenting criminal cases of migrants receiving free legal help — right after the Daily Caller News Foundation reported on the practice.
Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records denied a DCNF records request Wednesday for 2025 migrant case lists, accepting Krasner’s claim that his immigration counsel “no longer keeps such lists.”
For years, Krasner’s office disclosed these records under state law. Now they won’t.
“Based on the evidence provided, [Krasner’s office] has met its burden of proving that records responsive to the Request do not exist within its possession, custody or control.”
Previous records requests revealed Krasner’s former Immigration Counsel Caleb Arnold giving free consultations to migrants charged with murder, rape and other violent offenses, the DCNF previously reported.
Krasner’s current immigration counsel, Stefanie Costa, allegedly cannot comply with the latest request because her “recordkeeping practices differ from those employed previously,” according to Krasner’s April response.
⚖️ Soros DA Larry Krasner’s office has been giving free legal help to migrants with serious, violent charges for years now.
Now, they won’t even give us the documents allowing the @DailyCaller News Foundation to report on it after a public records request.
Immigration Counsel… pic.twitter.com/5pqFcXLb2O
— Hudson Crozier 🇺🇸 (@Hudson_Crozier) April 25, 2026
Krasner created the immigration counsel position in 2018 to help foreign defendants avoid convictions that bring immigration consequences. The office has reviewed more than 400 cases since then.
The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee demanded documents on all immigration counsel cases since 2018 in a May 4 letter. Republican Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Tom McClintock of California accused Krasner’s office of “openly favoring dangerous foreign nationals over U.S. citizens.”
“Even in cases involving murder or crimes against minors, a prosecutor in your office may still consider a criminal alien’s potential deportation or other immigration consequences in making prosecution decisions.”
Krasner called the congressional letter an “untruthful, authoritarian propaganda campaign” in a May 13 statement, defending “non-violent, hard working immigrants who contribute to American society.”
Krasner’s office did not respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
