Overview
- During a 75-minute surprise appearance at Light of Day Winterfest in Red Bank, he told the crowd “ICE should get the f--- out of Minneapolis” and dedicated the song to Good.
- Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot on Jan. 7 by ICE officer Jonathan Ross; DHS says he acted in self-defense, though widely shared video has fueled public outcry.
- A White House spokesperson dismissed Springsteen’s remarks and reiterated that officers may act in self-defense and that impeding federal operations is a crime.
- News outlets report the Justice Department will not open a separate criminal investigation into the shooting, leaving other avenues for accountability.
- Federal immigration operations in Minnesota remain large in scale, drawing daily protests as Minneapolis leaders continue to call for ICE to leave the city.