Overview
- At the Light of Day charity concert in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen used a surprise set to denounce President Trump’s immigration enforcement approach.
- Springsteen quoted a Minneapolis mayoral message telling ICE to “get the hell out of Minneapolis,” framing it as a call to defend protest rights and the rule of law.
- He dedicated “The Promised Land” to Renee Good, described in reports as a mother killed by an ICE officer, with accounts noting multiple gunshots including a close-range head wound.
- The appearance took place Jan. 17 at the annual Parkinson’s research fundraiser in the Asbury Park/Red Bank area, where Springsteen is a frequent unannounced participant.
- Reports note protests against ICE have grown since Good’s killing, while Trump has defended the agent involved as acting in self-defense.