Overview
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized celebrities for, in her words, demonizing ICE agents while relying on private security and gated communities.
- Leavitt said law enforcement officers are trying to do their jobs and called the celebrity outcry ironic.
- She argued that Hollywood voices were quiet previously as she cited the cases of Jocelyn Nungaray and Laken Riley.
- The comments came days after Grammys attendees wore "ICE OUT" and "BE GOOD" pins, with Justin and Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish, Kehlani, Samara Joy, Joni Mitchell, and Jack Antonoff among those seen with the buttons.
- Bad Bunny said "ICE out" during his acceptance speech, while separate events featured Olivia Wilde urging the delegitimization of ICE, Peter Dinklage reciting a poem for Renee Good, and Bruce Springsteen releasing a protest song referencing Minneapolis.