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- On June 17, 2026, Janelle Monáe performed her only Pride-month show at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center and denounced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s $70 billion funding.
- She condemned June 15, 2026 ICE agent shooting in Stafford Township.
- Monáe cited President Donald Trump’s claim immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.”
- She noted her 2024 album The Age of Pleasure earned ten Grammy nominations and pledged to protect LGBTQ+, trans, and reproductive rights.
