{"id":2561639,"date":"2026-02-02T01:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-blast-trump-ice-and-illegal-immigration-enforcement-operations-at-grammys\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T01:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:49:13","slug":"celebrities-blast-trump-ice-and-illegal-immigration-enforcement-operations-at-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-blast-trump-ice-and-illegal-immigration-enforcement-operations-at-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities blast Trump, ICE, and illegal immigration enforcement operations at Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcelebrities-blast-trump-ice-and-illegal-immigration-enforcement-operations-at-grammys%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2561639&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, musicians and other celebrities used the stage to criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fewer-than-30k-illegals-were-deported-in-2022\/\" title=\"In 2022, fewer than 30k illegals were deported\">immigration enforcement operations<\/a>, and President Donald Trump. Trevor Noah, hosting the show for the sixth and final time, mocked Trump\u2014including an impersonation\u2014and took aim at Nicki Minaj for meeting with the president at the White house.<\/p>\n<p>Several winners and performers spoke out on immigration during acceptance speeches and appearances.Bad Bunny, who won album of the year and will headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime show, opened by saying \u201cICE out\u201d and argued, \u201cwe\u2019re not savage\u2026we\u2019re not aliens.\u201d Best New Artist Olivia dean invoked her immigrant roots, calling immigrants \u201ca product of bravery.\u201d Billie Eilish declared \u201cNo one is illegal on stolen land,\u201d and she and her brother Finneas wore \u201cICE OUT\u201d pins; others who wore the pins included justin Bieber, Samara Joy, Kehlani, Lachi, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Teddy Swims. Bon Iver\u2019s Justin Vernon pinned an orange whistle to honor Minneapolis observers who use whistles to alert communities about ICE activity. The night combined musical honors with visible political protest and statements of solidarity with immigrants.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Celebrities blast Trump, ICE, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-guilty-of-dui-assault-will-not-be-deported-under-biden-plan\/\" title=\"Illegal Immigrants Guilty of DUI, Assault Will Not Be Deported Under Biden Plan\">illegal immigration enforcement<\/a> operations<\/a> at Grammys<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489559\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Musicians and other celebrities took the stage on Sunday night at the 68th annual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/grammys\/\">Grammy<\/a> Awards in Los Angeles, California. The event is traditionally hailed as &ldquo;music&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caruzo-venezuelas-vaccine-passport-app-faces-a-familiar-foe-socialist-incompetence\/\" title=\"Caruzo \u2013 Venezuela\u2019s Vaccine Passport App Faces a Familiar Foe: Socialist Incompetence\">biggest night<\/a>,&rdquo; honoring the year&rsquo;s top musicians. As was the case at last month&rsquo;s Golden Globe Awards, celebrities criticized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, illegal immigration enforcement operations, and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former <em>The Daily Show<\/em> host and comedian Trevor Noah hosted the event for the sixth and final time. He took several jabs at Trump during the evening, including an unflattering impersonation of the president. Noah also took shots at hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj for being an ally of Trump&rsquo;s and appearing with him at the White House last week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4442261\/melania-8-million-opening-weekend-documentary\/\">Melania Trump&#8217;s $8 million opening best documentary debut in over 10 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4441271\/patriots-seahawks-usa-250-patches-super-bowl-semiquincentennial\/\">Patriots and Seahawks to sport &#8216;USA 250&#8217; patches at Super Bowl for semiquincentennial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4440721\/trump-executive-america-250-indycar-race-national-mall\/\">Trump signs executive order for America 250 IndyCar race on the National Mall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Nicki Minaj is not here,&rdquo; Noah said. &ldquo;She is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other celebrities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-several-public-figures-wearing-keep-america-trumpless-shirts\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image ... Several Public Figures Wearing \u2018Keep America ...less\u2019 Shirts?\">made comments critical<\/a> of illegal immigration enforcement operations, including the musician Bad Bunny, who won &ldquo;album of the year&rdquo; and is the headline performer at the Super Bowl 60 halftime show next Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before I say thanks to God, I&rsquo;m going to say, &lsquo;ICE out,&#8217;&rdquo; Bad Bunny said during his acceptance speech for best m&uacute;sica urbana album. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not savage. We&rsquo;re not animals. We&rsquo;re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Singer Olivia Dean echoed Bad Bunny&rsquo;s sentiments, citing her immigrant lineage in a rebuke of illegal immigration enforcement operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,&rdquo; Dean said during her acceptance speech for Best New Artist. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be here &ndash; I&rsquo;m a product of bravery, and I think those people need to be celebrated. So ya, we&rsquo;re nothing without each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Singer Billie Eilish also made comments critical of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\">illegal immigration<\/a> enforcement after winning an award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one is illegal on stolen land,&rdquo; Eilish said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I just, I feel really hopeful in this room.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting and our voices really do matter, and the people matter,&rdquo; she added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eilish and her brother, Finneas, also wore pins that read &ldquo;ICE OUT.&rdquo; They were joined by other celebrities <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/bad-bunny-opens-grammy-speech-calling-for-ice-out-rcna256994\">wearing the pins<\/a> to voice their objections to ICE, including Justin Bieber, Samara Joy, Kehlani, Lachi, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Teddy Swims also wore the pins.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4441784\/senate-pushed-dhs-funding-into-house-arms-whats-next\/\"><strong>THE SENATE PUSHED DHS FUNDING INTO THE HOUSE&rsquo;S ARMS. WHAT&rsquo;S NEXT?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Justin Vernon, lead singer of the band Bon Iver, wore an orange whistle pinned to his lapel in honor of the &ldquo;observers in Minneapolis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The whistle is to honor all the observers in Minneapolis,&rdquo; Vernon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RollingStone\/videos\/bon-iver-talks-about-the-whistle-on-his-jacket\/1212790594332936\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> when asked about it by <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. &ldquo;Family and friends, they&rsquo;ve been out in the street in thirty below weather, using these whistles to make noise to alert them to ICE agents. And the danger is even more real than they&rsquo;re saying in the news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re saying it&rsquo;s dangerous, but it&rsquo;s so real out there, and this is to honor those people that are putting their own lives on the line to protect the people in their community, which is more real than anything,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stars Slam Trump and ICE at the Grammys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2561640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-at-12.56.54-AM-e1770012899840.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5344,17717,3634],"class_list":["post-2561639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrities","tag-grammys","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-at-12.56.54-AM-e1770012899840.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2561639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2561647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561639\/revisions\/2561647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2561640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2561639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2561639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2561639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}