House Judiciary subpoena Philly DA Larry Krasner: records due July 29

The House Judiciary Committee announced a subpoena on July 15, 2026 demanding that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner turn over immigration-related records by July 29, 2026.

What Congress says it wants—and why the clock matters i

In its July 15 notice, the committee said it escalated from earlier requests after Krasner’s office did not provide materials requested in May. The subpoena directs Krasner to produce the requested information by July 29, 2026.

The earlier request came in a May 4, 2026 letter from Rep. Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee, which asked for documents covering January 1, 2018 to the present. That letter set a response deadline of May 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Record categories in the May 4 request i

Congress listed multiple categories of immigration-related communications and records, including:

• Documents and communications about the DA’s office’s interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
• Records tied to the DA’s policies for prosecuting non-U.S. citizens.
• Cases reviewed or consulted by the DA’s Immigration Counsel, including defendants’ initial charges and case dispositions.
• Instances where the DA’s office overcame a policy presumption related to not seeking an immigration-neutral outcome.
• Policies related to bond for non-U.S. citizens.
• Communications between the DA’s office, the Philadelphia Police Department, and the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office about immigration enforcement.

How Krasner’s office disputes the framing i

In a May 13, 2026 response, Krasner criticized the committee’s characterization and argued that the House Judiciary Committee is overreaching into local prosecutorial authority. The DA’s office cited the 10th Amendment and the Commandeering Doctrine, saying Congress cannot control what local prosecutors do in relation to ICE and immigration policy.

Why this could matter nationwide i

Although the subpoena targets Philadelphia, Congress is using a document-demand approach—not only hearings or letters—to press local prosecutors over how they handle immigration-related issues. If this record request is enforced or otherwise becomes a model, other jurisdictions watching the fight could adjust how they document decisions and communications involving federal immigration enforcement.

What to watch next i

The next checkpoint is July 29, 2026: whether Krasner’s office complies, negotiates what must be produced, or instead challenges the subpoena in court.

Sources

• House Judiciary Committee “In the News” (July 15, 2026)
• Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office response to Rep. Jim Jordan letter