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Springsteen's Protest Song Ignites Benefit Concert for Victims

2/10/2026

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Bruce Springsteen released the protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" in January in response to ICE operations in Minnesota that killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti, calling ICE "King Trump’s private army," a phrase attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tom Morello organized benefit concert for victims with Springsteen as a guest.
The article frames these events in protest-music history, citing Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
Jesse Welles’s satirical song "Join ICE" critiques power abuse.

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Story summary

Bruce Springsteen released the protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" in January in response to ICE operations in Minnesota that killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti, calling ICE "King Trump’s private army," a phrase attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tom Morello organized benefit concert for victims with Springsteen as a guest.
The article frames these events in protest-music history, citing Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
Jesse Welles’s satirical song "Join ICE" critiques power abuse.