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Springsteen and Grammy Protests Put Minneapolis Deaths at Center of National Outcry

Cultural tributes have transformed reports of two Minneapolis deaths into a nationwide reckoning over immigration enforcement.

Overview

  • Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis' on his official site, with lyrics naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good and the refrain 'ICE Out,' and reports say the song is topping charts in several countries.
  • Amanda Gorman published a poem dedicated to Alex Jeffrey Pretti that describes him as killed by ICE on January 24, 2026, according to her post cited in the coverage.
  • Tom Morello used a Minneapolis concert speech to denounce what he called fascism and urged audiences to protest and resist.
  • New York’s Public Theater hosted an eight-hour public reading by prominent artists and writers, livestreamed nationally, as a show of solidarity with Minneapolis protesters.
  • At Sunday’s Grammy Awards, several musicians wore 'ICE Out' buttons, and the report says the president was irritated by Super Bowl performers Bad Bunny and Green Day and decided not to attend the event.