During his passionate speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday night (2.01,) Bad Bunny declared “ICE out.”
After accepting the prize for Best Música Urbana Album for his sixth solo studio LP, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, the Puerto Rican musician called for the removal of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents amid rising violence.
Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the superstar singer/songwriter said “Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ICE out. We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens – we are humans, and we are Americans.”. “Also, I wanna say to the people: I know it’s tough not to hate these days, and I was thinking sometimes we get contaminado (contaminated).”
Insisting that the “only thing that is more powerful than hate is love” and pleading with fans to modify their views on the issue, the 31-year old added “We need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them. We love our people, we love our family, and that’s the way to do it… with love. Don’t forget that, please. Thank you. Thank you, God, and thank you to the Grammys.”
As part of President Donald Trump’s pledge to crack down on illegal immigration, in recent months, ICE agents have undertaken raids in cities across America with all eyes on Minneapolis, Minnesota, following the fatal January shootings of Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol officers and Renée Good by an ICE agent.
Amid his acceptance speech for Album of the Year, the King of Latin Trap acknowledged immigrants stating “I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams.”
Becoming the first solo Latino artist to do so, on 8 February Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
As a reason for not touring North America in 2025, Bad Bunny cited concerns that ICE could target fans at his concerts
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Author: Al Dente
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