Bruce Springsteen releases song protesting ICE violence in Minneapolis

(TNND) — Bruce Springsteen released a song on Wednesday condemning the violence happening in Minnesota as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol the streets and look to deport illegal immigrants.
"The Boss" said he dedicated the song to the "people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free."
"I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis," he wrote on social media.
The release of "Streets of Minneapolis" comes after Springsteen paid tribute to Good by playing "The Promised Land" at a performance in his home state of New Jersey. The 37-year-old mother of three was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7.
Weeks later, ICU nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot by two Border Patrol agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused him of pointing a gun, saying agents fired "defensive shots."
Springsteen also took part in political commentary at a UK show in May, saying, "In my country, they’re taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers. They’re rolling back historic civil rights legislation that led to a more just and plural society. They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom."
President Donald Trump responded by calling the rock legend "highly overrated," "not a talented guy," and "pushy, obnoxious jerk."







