Watch Bruce Springsteen debut new anti-ICE protest song with surprise appearance at Tom Morello's Minneapolis benefit show
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Key Points:
- Bruce Springsteen debuted his anti-ICE protest song "Streets Of Minneapolis" live during a surprise appearance at a benefit concert organized by Tom Morello, aimed at supporting the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
- The benefit show, held at the First Avenue club, was a response to the deaths of Good and Pretti, who were both US citizens killed within weeks and less than a mile apart, sparking protests against ICE's actions.
- Springsteen introduced the song as a direct critique of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, prompting chants of “ICE Out now!” from the audience, while Morello joined him later to perform "The Ghost of Tom Joad."