Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Bruce Springsteen condemned the Trump administration's deployment of ICE officers in U.S. cities and dedicated a song to Renee Good, a woman recently killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, during a surprise performance in New Jersey.
- Springsteen criticized the use of heavily armed federal troops in American cities and urged the public to oppose what he described as "Gestapo tactics" against citizens exercising their right to protest.
- He dedicated the song "The Promised Land" to Renee Good, highlighting her as a mother of three and American citizen, following her fatal shooting by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7 in Minneapolis.
- Springsteen has a history of outspoken criticism of Trump, previously endorsing Kamala Harris and calling Trump the most dangerous presidential candidate
