Dangerous Bunny is slamming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers for making arrests in Puerto Rico.
The Grammy-winning rapper and singer, whose actual title is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, took to his Instagram Story to share a since-deleted video (resulting from Tales disappearing after 24 hours) of the ICE operation in Avenida Pontezuela, Carolina.
“These motherfuckers are in these vehicles, RAV-4s,” Dangerous Bunny can be heard saying in Spanish over the footage. “They’re right here in Pontezuela. Sons of bitches, as a substitute of letting the folks alone and dealing.”
Since President Donald Trump‘s return to the White Home earlier this 12 months, his administration has prioritized cracking down on alleged immigration violations. The New York Times reported that greater than 500 folks have been detained by federal authorities in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, with practically three-quarters of these arrested from the Dominican Republic.
Ongoing protests have erupted throughout the nation, together with New York and Los Angeles, towards the illegal immigration ICE raids. In response to the L.A. protests, Trump deployed California’s Nationwide Guard to quell the demonstrations. Nonetheless, California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed again, formally requesting that the Trump Administration “rescind their illegal deployment of troops in Los Angeles County and return them to my command.” The case is at the moment making its method via the courts, with the appeals courtroom quickly blocking a federal choose’s order that directed Trump to return management of Nationwide Guard troops again to the state. In a Tuesday listening to, the federal appeals courtroom appeared inclined to facet with Trump, the Times reported, although a ruling has but to be made on the matter.
Shakira additionally not too long ago spoke out concerning the “fixed concern” that immigrants face in the USA in the present day amid Trump’s aggressive insurance policies.
“It’s painful to see,” the Colombian-born singer advised BBC Information. “Now, greater than ever, we now have to stay united. Now, greater than ever, we now have to lift our voices and make it very clear {that a} nation can change its immigration insurance policies, however the remedy of all folks should at all times be humane.”