Not long after that, Springsteen made good on his word by releasing " Streets of Minneapolis ," a new song inspired by the deaths of two local residents at the hands of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, commonly referred to as ICE.

Days after releasing a song protesting ICE’s presence in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen traveled to the city in a surprise appearance to perform it in person.

“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,” Springsteen wrote in a statement released ...