US EditionBruce Springsteen Releases ICE Protest Song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis,’ Decries ‘State Of Terror’
Springsteen wrote and released the song within days to protest federal immigration enforcement after two fatal shootings, dedicating it to Minneapolis residents and immigrant neighbors.
- On Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' saying `I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today` in response to the city’s 'state terror.'
- The shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti prompted nationwide protests after officials claimed self-defense, though eyewitness videos and commentators disputed those claims.
- The song's lyrics and tone portray federal agents as occupiers linked to King Trump and the Department of Homeland Security, while musically building from acoustic guitar to full band with a harmonica solo and chants demanding ICE leave.
- Springsteen dedicated the track to the people of Minneapolis and 'our innocent immigrant neighbors' while fans praised his addition to voices denouncing ICE tactics.
- Springsteen framed the release, saying `Right now, we are living through incredibly critical times...those values and those ideals have never been as in danger as they are right now`, linking it to his protest work like 'American Skin '.
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Written and recorded as a matter of urgency, the song denounces the immigration repression, official lies and the climate of fear imposed by Trump.
Springsteen sings out against ‘King Trump’s private army’ in new song
Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticising US President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis”, released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots”, which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army”. Springsteen in a statement said he wrote and recorded the song over the weekend and rele…
Springsteen Wrote a Song the Day Pretti Was Killed
Bruce Springsteen didn't wait long to turn a Minneapolis killing into a protest song. Just days after Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents, Springsteen has released " Streets of Minneapolis ," a track that explicitly targets "Trump's federal thugs" and calls for ICE to leave the city, Rolling Stone reports. In...
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