An ICE propaganda post featuring The Cure’s ‘Friday I’m In Love’ has been removed from social media after an official takedown request.
The video was shared on the Department of Homeland Security’s channels on October 2 under the title ‘Life After All Criminal Aliens Are Deported’, and consisted of a montage of bizarrely unrelated clips, including fast cars, Donald Trump in the 1980s and excerpts from Twin Peaks.
It was soundtracked by The Cure’s 1992 single ‘Friday I’m In Love’, but after a DMCA takedown request, the video has now been removed from the relevant X post and the video has been muted on the Instagram page. It is still available to watch on their Facebook channel, however.
The controversial US government agency, responsible for the widespread detention and deportation of immigrants, is no stranger to public conflicts with big names in the music industry. This weekend, an official from Homeland Security told Chappell Roan to “get a grip” after she criticised ICE during a show in California on Friday (October 10).
A White House spokesperson also recently hit out at Zach Bryan after he criticised ICE in a clip of an unreleased song that he shared on social media. “While Zach Bryan wants to Open The Gates to criminal illegal aliens and has Condemned heroic ICE officers, Something in the Orange tells me a majority of Americans disagree with him and support President Trump’s great American Revival,” the spokesperson said.
Earlier this summer, a huge wave of ICE raids hit saw several workplaces hit, with countless people deported for alleged immigration violations. The raids prompted huge protests in LA, where President Donald Trump later authorised the deployment of the National Guard in response.
Among the other artists to have spoken out against the ICE raids – which include Olivia Rodrigo, Addison Rae and Shakira – is Bad Bunny, who witnessed an ICE raid in Puerto Rico in June. Following the raid, he declared that his world tour would not hit the United States, as he was afraid of ICE agents raiding his shows and affecting the audience and their lives.
He has since been announced as headliner of the Super Bowl Halftime Show next year, and Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski and US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem have already confirmed that ICE agents will be present at the Super Bowl and that illegal immigrants will not be safe.
Hundreds of artists have joined a campaign calling for the abolition of ICE amid widespread protests against the agency, while Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello recently shared a ‘Fuck ICE’ playlist, which you can check out here.
As for The Cure, they are lining up a big summer of touring for 2026, with several major festival shows and a string of UK and European dates – browse them all here.
