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Springsteen releases ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ amid immigration crackdown
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Springsteen releases ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ amid immigration crackdownJan 28 (Reuters) – Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday released a protest song honoring Alex Pretti and Renee Good, two Minneapolis residents killed in what he called the “state of terror” visited on the city by President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration raids.
Springsteen said he wrote “Streets of Minneapolis” on Saturday, the day Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot dead by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
“It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good,” the singer wrote in a social media post.
In “Streets of Minneapolis” the 76-year-old star sings of the immigration crackdown in the Minnesota city where residents like Pretti and Good have followed federal agents to record their operations and confront officers.
His latest song ends with the refrain “we’ll remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis,” and the sounds of protesters chanting.