Overview

• Shakira told the BBC that living in the U.S. as an immigrant under President Trump “means living in constant fear” and urged unity and humane treatment.
• She recalled moving to the United States at 19 to pursue her music career and dedicated her Grammy Award to immigrant “brothers and sisters.”
• Intensified ICE raids have driven thousands of Americans into “No Kings” protests in cities from Los Angeles to Austin.
• President Trump deployed California’s National Guard to Los Angeles in response to demonstrations, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to seek a court order to return troops to state control.
• Fellow artists including Olivia Rodrigo have condemned the administration’s deportation tactics and voiced solidarity with immigrant communities.