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Billy Bragg<\/a> has released a new song, \u201cCity of Heroes,\u201d in support of protesters in Minneapolis standing up to ICE following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Stream it below.<\/p>\n Written, recorded, and released within 24 hours, the passionate \u201cCity of Heroes\u201d is a call for resistance, beginning with a reference to German pastor Martin Niem\u00f6ller\u2019s silence during the rise of the Nazis. \u201cThe ghost of Martin Niem\u00f6ller\/ Haunts the halls of history,\u201d Bragg sings. \u201cWhen they came for the communists\/ He said, \u2018It\u2019s nothing to do with me.’\u201d<\/p>\n Bragg continues, \u201cWhen they came for the immigrants\/ I got in their face\u2026 They use tear gas and pepper spray\/ Against our whistles and our phones\/ But in this city of heroes\/ We will protect our home.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n \u201cThe murder of Alex Pretti was horrifically shocking,\u201d Bragg added in a statement. \u201cAll the more so as we are still reeling from the images of the murder of Renee Good. That these crimes can be committed in broad daylight, on camera and yet no one is held accountable only adds to the injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cI wrote this song as a tribute to the bravery of the people of Minneapolis. Knowing that these trigger-happy ICE thugs operate in their midst, they are still willing to put themselves in harm\u2019s way to defend their community. Their resistance is an inspiration to us all.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier today, Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Good and Pretti with his own song, \u201cStreets of Minneapolis.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Revisit our list of five anti-ICE songs you can listen to now<\/a>, which we\u2019ll be updating as even more new songs are released.<\/p>\n