Overview
- Young posted the editorial on his Neil Young Archives site under the title "It's ICE Cold Here in America," accusing Trump of "destroying America bit by bit."
- He urges Americans to "rise up" nonviolently "in millions," framing peaceful mobilization as the necessary response.
- The piece follows the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, which triggered demonstrations in multiple cities.
- Young targets ICE tactics and writes that "there was no ICE before Trump," a claim outlets note is inaccurate because the agency was created in 2002.
- He warns that Trump is turning cities into battlegrounds to justify canceling elections under martial law, extending Young's long-running activism that includes his protest song "Big Crime."