i can't move a picture in a picture frame in illustrator

Hi 
I have an ongoing challenge in AI.
The example is that i have two picture frames beside each other containing a picture and a color layer. They are identical (copy pasted). I can move both the pictures and the color layers within the frame just fine. I then relink the picture in one of the picture frames (since you dont need to identicle frames) and when the new picture is linked / visible it is "locked" so that i can move it, like in the picture frame beside it. It does not matter if the picture is jpg, png or other.
Can anyone please help me out here, this is super frustrating.