Bruce Springsteen has lent his classic hit ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ to soundtrack a new anti-ICE video.
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The clip, which you can view below, shows footage of The Boss recently calling for ICE to “get the fuck out of Minneapolis”, before it shows several victims that have been arrested by ICE agents in recent months and highlights the death of Renee Good who was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7.
Springsteen can also be heard saying: “They’re removing residents off America’s streets and without due process and are deporting them to foreign detention centres and prisons,” in the video.
According to the Asbury Park Press, Springsteen authorised usage of his music video, various snippets of live footage, as well as narration from recent concerts in which he criticised Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
It comes after Springsteen recently gave his anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis‘ its live debut during a surprise appearance at a benefit show hosted by Tom Morello.
The concert organised by Rage Against The Machine’s Morello promised Minnesota locals a show of “solidarity and resistance” in the wake of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were both shot and killed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on separate occasions in recent weeks.
Pretti was killed on January 24 after he was shot 10 times in five seconds by an ICE officer. Both Good and Pretti were US citizens, and the latter had been involved in the protests unfolding in the wake of Good’s death.
The Trump Administration recently hit out at The Boss over what it branded the “irrelevant” song, with a spokesperson for the White House sharing a statement condemning it.
“The Trump administration is focused on encouraging state and local Democrats to work with federal law enforcement officers on removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from their communities – not random songs with irrelevant opinions and inaccurate information,” spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Other artists and celebrities who have spoken out include Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Green Day, Neil Young, Moby, Zara Larsson, musician and Stranger Things star Joe Keery, Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal, Duran Duran, Dave Matthews and more.
