Bruce Springsteen cancels gig to fire up Newark’s Delaney Hall amid clashes with anti-ICE crowd
Bruce Springsteen stopped his gig in Washington DC to fire up Newark’s Delaney Hall – as clashes between left-wing keffiyeh-wearing rioters and ICE agents continued through the night.
Springsteen, 76, made the comments before performing his hit “My City of Ruins” on Wednesday during a show at Nationals Park as part of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.
“There are immigrants held in for-profit detention centers across the country like Delaney Hall in my hometown of New Jersey, where our governor is prohibited from meeting with the inmates about the conditions there,” Springsteen said, according to a video shared online.
“This is happening now,” Springsteen said, which was greeted by some members of the crowd.
Springsteen also led the crowd to “ICE out!” song, urging the audience to “Let’s hear it at the F‑-ing White House.”
“We live in the midst of problems and difficult times,” he emphasized.
Springsteen’s politically charged song “Streets of Minneapolis” was among the songs he sang – inspired by the murders of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
He said ICE agents have “brought death and fear” to the city but said locals “stand shoulder to shoulder with their neighbors,” the Hill reported.
“The Gestapo tactics of this president and this administration will not stop here,” Springsteen said, attacking Trump again.
At the end of the song, pictures of Good and Pretti were displayed above the stage.
Springsteen also criticized the Supreme Court and Trump’s Justice Department during the abuse.
Meanwhile, keffiyeh-clad and masked left-wing activists continue to clash with foreigners outside the campus, which was the scene of last week’s violent protests.
Video shared by Freedom News showed anti-ICE protesters blocking agents’ vehicles outside the facility.
At one point, the hood of an ICE car almost touched a protester – before dozens of armed agents attacked the yobs.
The rioters tried to intimidate the diplomats – one instigator shouting, “Who are you going to shoot bro?” in a video shared by Freedom News reporter Oliya Scootercaster.
“Why don’t you follow your friend with an AK47 to shoot me—in the face!” it screamed.
Protesters continued to hurl sickening chants at ICE agents, including, “Get your gun and shoot yourself.”
The crowd shouted again, “All the policemen, they all ate, shot themselves in the head.”
A major standoff broke out with ICE agents resorting to pepper spray in an attempt to disperse gas mask-wearing protesters – while others blocked the protesters with their batons.
During Thursday’s protests, some anti-ICE protesters used umbrellas to shield armed immigration agents.
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin traded barbs on social media Thursday night as federal officials entered the facility for inspections.
“If the conditions are really as good as you say, let my health inspectors do their job,” the Democratic governor wrote on X.
“Taxpayers are charging billions of dollars to this institution.
But Mullin pushed back to have four governors and the state health department inspect food supplies earlier in the day.
“@ICEgov is regularly audited and audited by outside agencies to ensure that all ICE facilities comply with national performance-based detention standards,” he said.
“All detainees are provided with proper food, quality water, bedding, medical treatment and opportunities to communicate with their family members and lawyers.”
Earlier this week, Sherrill said he was denied entry to the facility.
The White House has tried to downplay the protests, which protesters say are in response to the allegedly brutal conditions faced by inmates inside.
DHS called Sherrill’s visit to the facility “nothing more than politics” while President Trump said the protesters were “all paid protesters” during a cabinet meeting.
“These are not protesters. These are fake people,” he said when asked about the ongoing protests outside the institution.
By Post cables.
