Bruce Springsteen has dropped a new track titled “Streets of Minneapolis,” which condemns President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the Minnesota metropolis.

The 20-time Grammy winner shared news of the song’s release in a Wednesday Instagram post, dedicating it “to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good”—two individuals fatally shot by federal agents within less than three weeks of each other. 

“King Trump’s private army from the DHS / Guns belted to their coats / Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law / Or so their story goes,” Springsteen sings. “And there were bloody footprints / Where mercy should have stood / And two dead, left to die on snow-filled streets / Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”

Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on January 7 as she tried to drive away from a protest against the agency. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers on January 24. Springsteen disclosed that he wrote the song the very day Pretti was killed.

“I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday, and am releasing it to you today in reaction to the state terror being inflicted on the city of Minneapolis,” the singer stated.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told multiple media outlets in a statement following the song’s release: “The Trump Administration is focused on encouraging state and local Democrats to work with federal law enforcement officers on removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from their communities — not random songs with irrelevant opinions and inaccurate information.”

Springsteen has been an outspoken critic of Trump since his first term, labeling him the “most dangerous presidential candidate in my lifetime.” Last year, the singer put out a six-track live EP featuring performances from Manchester, England—including an intro to the title track where he declared the U.S. “was in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.”

Trump posted on Truth Social at the time: “Springsteen ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT” and called for the artist to be investigated.

In his freshly released song, Springsteen hints at the Administration’s assertions that federal agents acted in self-defense when shooting Good and Pretti, with a lyric mentioning White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s “dirty lies.”  

After Saturday’s shooting, Miller described Pretti as a “would-be assassin.” Noem alleged the 37-year-old nurse was “brandishing” a gun and has argued that both Pretti and Good engaged in acts of “domestic terrorism.” Trump and other Administration members have likewise defended the shootings by stating that Good and Pretti posed threats to federal officers. However, video footage of both incidents contradicts the federal officials’ versions of events.

Springsteen also accuses the Administration of racial profiling in the song: “If your skin is black or brown, my friend / You can be questioned or deported on sight,” he croons. 

The 76-year-old rock icon is among several musicians who have publicly opposed Trump’s immigration crackdown amid mounting backlash after the Minneapolis shootings. Pop star Billie Eilish turned to social media after Good’s death, and again following Pretti’s, asking fellow celebrities: “u gonna speak up?” Singer Olivia Rodrigo also joined the outcry, posting: “ICE’s actions are unconscionable but we are not powerless. Our actions matter. I stand with Minnesota .”  

A country star, meanwhile, officially dropped his own song earlier this month—one that includes lyrics criticizing the Trump Administration’s immigration raids. In the track “Bad News,” Bryan sings: “And ICE is gonna come bust down your door / Try to build a house no one builds no more / But got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone.”

The song then references Springsteen—known as “the Boss”—himself, going on: “The Boss stopped bumpin’, the rock stopped rolling / The middle finger’s rising and it won’t stop showing / I got some bad news / The fading of the red, white and blue.” Bryan ends the track with that very same final line: “The fading of the red, white and blue.”

Springsteen’s own song wraps up with an outro featuring a call-and-response chant: “ICE out (ICE out)” —which repeats until the music fades away.