One of the biggest names in American music released a new protest song. And it pertains to the federal immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis.
Bruce Springsteen says he wrote the song "Streets of Minneapolis" in response to what he calls the "state terror being visited on the city."
He goes on to say it’s dedicated to "the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renée Good."
Springsteen himself has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump for years, and is the latest in a growing list of celebrities criticizing ICE's actions in the Twin Cities.
Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, the 76-year old Springsteen wrote the song Saturday, recorded it Tuesday, and released it Wednesday.
The first part of the song's lyrics read:
"Through the winter’s ice and cold. Down Nicollet Avenue. A city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier’s boots. King Trump’s private army from the DHS, guns belted to their coats, came to Minneapolis to enforce the law. Or so their story goes. Against smoke and rubber bullets, by the dawn’s early light, citizens stood for justice, their voices ringing through the night. And there were bloody footprints, where mercy should have stood, and two dead left to die on snow-filled streets, Alex Pretti and Renee Good."
You can hear the entire song here: