The latest: Musicians call out ICE actions in Minnesota at the Grammy Awards

February 2, 2026
Amy Allen accepts the award for songwriter of the year, non-classical during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles. She is wearing an “ICE OUT” pin. (Chris Pizzello/The Associated Press)

Some artists wore “ICE OUT” buttons or mentioned immigration during speeches and red carpet appearances on Sunday.

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Artists such as Bad Bunny, Shaboozey, Kehlani and more mentioned immigration issues or the Department of Homeland Security presence in Minnesota at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

On Sunday, 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were back in Minnesota after a federal judge ordered their release from a Texas immigration detention center.

The case drew national outrage after images circulated of Liam wearing a Spider-Man backpack and an oversized blue winter hat as officers detained him 10 days ago. The detainment has become a flashpoint over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

It was one of two noteworthy rulings affecting the immigration crackdown in Minnesota over the weekend .

Operation Metro Surge “will likely continue to have profound and even heartbreaking consequences,” Minnesota-based U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez wrote when denying a request to pause the federal operation.

Both judges were appointed by Democrats.

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Some artists wore “ICE OUT” buttons or mentioned immigration during speeches and red carpet appearances on Sunday.

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