Bruce Springsteen has dropped a new protest song, taking aim at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and dedicating it to the people of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The track, Streets of Minneapolis, lands amid heightened tension across the United States, with ICE raids ramping up in several cities as part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.

Springsteen wrote and released the song following the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last weekend.

In a statement shared alongside the release, Springsteen said, “I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis.” He added that it is dedicated to “our innocent immigrant neighbours” and in memory of Pretti and Renée Good.

Good was shot by an agent earlier this month while sitting in her car. Trump and law enforcement officials have defended that shooting, claiming the officer acted in self-defence.

Lyrically, the 76-year-old takes direct aim at ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, questioning their role and authority under what he refers to as “King Trump’s private army.” The chorus mourns those killed “in the winter of ’26” while pledging solidarity with immigrants living in fear.

Springsteen also weaves in lines inspired by The Star-Spangled Banner, framing citizen protests against smoke, rubber bullets, and violence.

For Springsteen, this territory is familiar. From Born in the U.S.A. to Streets of Philadelphia, he’s long used music to wrestle with patriotism, injustice, and who America really works for.

And once again, The Boss is making it very clear where he stands.