Overview

• On June 17, Bad Bunny posted a video to his Instagram Stories showing ICE agents in unmarked SUVs detaining people on Avenida Pontezuela in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and labeled them “motherfuckers” and “sons of bitches.”
• Data from ICE shows that nearly 500 people have been detained in Puerto Rico since January, with about 75 percent hailing from the Dominican Republic and fewer than 80 recorded as having any criminal history.
• Governor Jenniffer González-Colón has declined to interfere with the raids, citing concerns over federal funding for the island.
• The Puerto Rico operations form part of President Trump’s broader immigration enforcement campaign that has also prompted National Guard deployments and protests in cities such as Los Angeles.
• Artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Finneas and Shakira have publicly condemned the raids, accusing ICE of racial profiling and inhumane treatment.