Latin music star Bad Bunny<\/a> said in an interview published Wednesday that he has not planned any U.S. tour dates on his latest tour because he doesn\u2019t want Latino fans detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.<\/p>\n In an interview with i-D,<\/a> the artist, whose real name is Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, confirmed that one of the main reasons behind the absence of U.S. tour dates on his “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos\u00a0World Tour” was so there was no risk his fans could be picked up by ICE agents.<\/p>\n “But there was the issue of \u2014 like, f—ing ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it\u2019s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” he told the outlet, expressing concerns over President Donald Trump\u2019s second-term deportation agenda.<\/p>\n Ice Applicants Say They Want To Join Trump’s Deportation Campaign To Deliver ‘Justice’ In Us<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Latin music artist Bad Bunny said in a new interview that he doesn’t have U.S. tour dates on his latest tour because he doesn’t want ICE raids at the events.<\/p>\n The remaining concerts listed on the tour are scheduled in Europe, Australia and South America. No concert in the lineup had been planned for any U.S. venues, except for multiple shows in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, in September.<\/p>\n He did encourage his U.S. fans to travel to the territory, or other countries, to catch his shows.<\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “People from the U.S. could come here to see the show,” he said. “Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world.”<\/p>\n The singer told i-D he has been fond of touring in America, calling his shows there “successful.”<\/p>\n “There were many reasons why I didn\u2019t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate \u2014 I\u2019ve performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent,” he said, adding, “I\u2019ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the U.S.”<\/p>\n When asked to respond to the artist’s statement, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson asked Fox News Digital, “Does Bad Bunny perform exclusively for criminal illegal aliens?”<\/p>\n Trump Administration Ends Age Cap For Ice Positions In Major Recruitment Drive<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Latin music icon Bad Bunny recorded video of an alleged ICE raid in Puerto Rico in June and uploaded it to Instagram, slamming agents as “sons of b——.”<\/p>\n The artist has been outspoken about ICE in the past. While visiting Puerto Rico in June, Ocasio recorded and posted video<\/a> of what he described as local ICE raids to social media.<\/p>\n “Look, those motherf——s are in these cars, RAV-4s. They\u2019re here in Pontezuela,” he said in Spanish, mentioning ICE working on the Avenida Pontezuela in Carolina, a city east of Puerto Rico\u2019s capital, San Juan.<\/p>\n “Sons of b——, instead of leaving the people alone and working there,” he added.<\/p>\n Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Bad Bunny performs at RingCentral Coliseum on September 14, 2022, in Oakland, California.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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