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Billie Eilish’s Awards Speech Fuels Artist Backlash Against ICE After Fatal Minneapolis Shooting

Her remarks underscore growing scrutiny of ICE during ongoing Minneapolis investigations.

Overview

  • Accepting the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Award in Atlanta, Eilish said people no longer feel safe in their homes or on their streets and criticized the priorities of the Trump administration.
  • On Instagram, she called ICE a government‑funded terrorist group under the Department of Homeland Security and argued the agency has not made communities safer.
  • She shared an activists’ memorial listing 32 people reported to have died in ICE detention in 2025.
  • Bruce Springsteen, appearing at a Red Bank benefit, condemned ICE tactics, dedicated “The Promised Land” to Renee Nicole Good, and urged, “ICE, out of Minneapolis.”
  • Reports say probes into Good’s fatal shooting during an encounter with an ICE agent are ongoing, and neither the White House nor DHS has issued a direct response to Eilish’s statements.