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Springsteen Condemns ICE Tactics, Dedicates Song to Renee Good in Surprise Festival Set

His surprise remarks intensified public pressure after the Jan. 7 Minneapolis shooting, fueling demands for ICE’s exit.

Overview

  • Springsteen made the unannounced appearance at Light of Day Winterfest at the Count Basie Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, performing a roughly 75-minute set.
  • Onstage he urged the crowd to "send a message to this president" and said ICE should "get the fuck out of Minneapolis."
  • He criticized "heavily armed masked federal troops" in U.S. cities and described their actions as "Gestapo tactics."
  • He dedicated "The Promised Land" to Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three fatally shot on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.
  • DHS maintains the agent acted in self-defense as protests continue and Minnesota leaders, including the Minneapolis mayor and the governor, call for ICE to end its presence in the city.