Bruce Springsteen Lends “Born In The USA” To Anti-ICE Video

The Boss remains the Boss as Springsteen authorises the use of his iconic song for a sobering ant-ICE clip.

Bruce Springsteen is not exactly shy in his criticisms of the second Trump administration, with the New Jersey elder statesman of rock labelling the current Commander in Chief an “unfit president” who has “…no concern or idea for what it means to be deeply American.” As you’re no doubt aware, Springsteen even went so far to release a new song, “Streets Of Minneapolis”, following the killing of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, specifically highlighting the abuses the city has suffered during the DHS immigration crackdown:

It’s not one of his best, to be honest. But what is one of his best is the 1984 banger “Born In The USA”, and Springsteen allowed filmmaker Robert Greenwald to use the song on the soundtrack to a new 90 second video protesting the ongoing brutality ICE agents are currently delivering to the American populace:

Released on February11, the short begins with a clip of Springsteen demanding “…ICE get the f*** out of Minneapolis”, while sound grabs taken from recent concerts have him noting that “…They’re removing residents off America’s streets and without due process and are deporting them to foreign detention centres and prisons.”

According the Asbury Park Press, Springsteen authorised the use of the song as well as various clips taken from across his career.

A veteran documentary filmmaker, Robert Greenwald’s works include Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004), Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (2004), Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005), Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006), Rethink Afghanistan (2009), and Koch Brothers Exposed (2012). Prior to pivoting to factual filmmaking, he won the inaugural Golden Raspberry For Worst Director for helming the Olivia Newton-John roll disco catastrophe, Xanadu.