{"id":2255263,"date":"2026-01-28T21:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2255263"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:33:41","slug":"bruce-springsteen-slams-ice-trump-in-new-song-dedicated-to-the-people-of-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bruce-springsteen-slams-ice-trump-in-new-song-dedicated-to-the-people-of-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen slams ICE, Trump in new song dedicated to the people of Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bruce Springsteen released a fiery protest song Wednesday dedicated to the memory of Renee Good<\/a> and Alex Pretti<\/a>, two Minneapolis residents who were fatally shot by federal agents this month. <\/p>\n

\u201cStreets of Minneapolis,\u201d which Springsteen wrote Saturday and recorded Tuesday, is a \u201cresponse to the state terror being visited on the city,\u201d he said in a post on Instagram<\/a>. He added that the song is also for \u201cthe people of Minneapolis\u201d and \u201cour innocent immigrant neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daily life for residents in the Minnesota city has been upended <\/a>in the weeks since 3,000 federal agents flooded the streets for an immigration crackdown operation. <\/p>\n

The song, which is about four and a half minutes long, denounces U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and calls out Trump administration officials by name, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump himself. <\/p>\n

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“Through the winter\u2019s ice and cold\/ Down Nicollet Avenue\/ A city aflame fought fire and ice\/ \u2018Neath an occupier\u2019s boots\/ King Trump\u2019s private army from the DHS\/ Guns belted to their coats\/ Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law\/ Or so their story goes,” Springsteen sings. <\/p>\n

The song later continues: \u201cTheir claim was self defense, sir\/ Just don\u2019t believe your eyes\/ It\u2019s our blood and bones\/ And these whistles and phones\/ Against Miller and Noem\u2019s dirty lies.”<\/p>\n

In a statement to NBC News, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said, \u201cThe Trump Administration is focused on encouraging state and local Democrats to work with federal law enforcement officers on removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from their communities \u2014 not random songs with irrelevant opinions and inaccurate information.”<\/p>\n

A representative for the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n

Springsteen has long been a vocal critic of Trump, endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election <\/a>and telling The Atlantic in 2020<\/a> that the twice-impeached president was a \u201cthreat to our democracy.” Last year, Springsteen opened his tour of the United Kingdom with stinging criticism<\/a> of the Trump administration, accusing its officials of authoritarianism, rolling back civil rights and illegal deportations.<\/p>\n

He’s also received backlash for his music’s messaging before, having drawn criticism from police in 2000<\/a> after releasing “American Skin (41 shots)” about the killing of Amadou Diallo by four police officers.<\/p>\n

Since Pretti’s death Saturday, several other stars across the music, film, television and sports worlds have been using their social media pages to post in solidarity with anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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\u201cICEs actions are unconscionable but we are not powerless,\u201d pop star Olivia Rodrigo, who previously slammed DHS<\/a> for using her song \u201cAll-American Bitch,\u201d wrote on her Instagram story. \u201cOur actions matter. I stand with Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n

Artist Katy Perry, who has 201 million Instagram followers, shared a series of posts <\/a>encouraging people to call their senators, writing \u201cbecause it\u2019s time to turn anger into action.\u201d <\/p>\n

Billie Eilish\u2019s brother\/collaborator Finneas, who has previously protested against ICE in Los Angeles<\/a>, also spoke about the shootings in Minnesota in an Instagram post <\/a>Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conservative argument that allows school shootings to continue has always basically boiled down to \u2018we have to protect the Second Amendment\u2019 \u2026 every argument I\u2019ve seen of why Alexander Pretti\u2019s death was justified yesterday is like \u2018well he had a gun.\u2019 Shut the f\u2014 up,\u201d he said in a video. \u201cYou spent 30 years telling us children have to die so we\u2019re allowed to legally carry weapons everywhere in the United States\u2026.you didn\u2019t draw his weapon. He had a weapon on him, legally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eilish later shared her brother\u2019s post, and wrote in her own Instagram story: \u201chey my fellow celebrities u gonna speak up? or\u201d<\/p>\n

Springsteen had previously responded to the events unfolding in Minneapolis during a performance at the Light of Day Winterfest<\/a> concert in Red Bank, New Jersey. Before he played his hit \u201cThe Promised Land,\u201d he dedicated the song to Good\u2019s memory, according to cellphone video from the performance shared by NJ.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

In the video, Springsteen characterized federal law enforcement participating in the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown as \u201cheavily armed, masked federal troops invading an American city, using Gestapo tactics against their fellow citizens.\u201d Springsteen also said he wrote the song \u201cas an ode to American possibility\u201d and added that the United States\u2019 set of ideals and values is \u201cbeing tested as it has never been in modern times.\u201d<\/p>\n

He told the crowd he hoped his message would reach Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you believe you don\u2019t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president. And as the mayor of that city has said: \u2018ICE should get the f— out of Minneapolis,\u201d Springsteen told a supportive home-state crowd, echoing the words of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n