Springsteen releases 'Streets of Minneapolis' in response to Minneapolis ICE shootings
Bruce Springsteen released a new song, "Streets of Minneapolis," on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, saying it was written in response to two fatal shootings by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month. Mr. Springsteen said he wrote the song on Saturday, the same day immigration agents killed 37-year-old I.C.U.
nurse Alex Pretti after a confrontation, according to a post on his Instagram account. He said he recorded the song on Tuesday and dedicated it "to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good." Ms. Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was killed by an ICE agent in a separate confrontation on Jan.
7. In the song, Mr. Springsteen describes the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where a surge of federal agents has led to widespread protests, with activists recording confrontations with their cellphones and thousands of people shutting down streets. The lyrics refer to President Trump as a "king" with a "private army," and denounce what the song calls the "dirty lies" from the administration.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Springsteen has been a vocal critic of Mr. Trump across his two terms, having called him the "most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime" in an endorsement video for former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign.
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