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Bad Bunny took advantage of his latest Grammy win to address the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions against innocent immigrants in the United States.
On Sunday night, February 1, the Puerto Rican superstar won Best Musica Urbana Album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. After receiving the award from comedian Marcello Hernandez and singer Karol G, Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, took the time out to address ICE and their hate-filled operations around the country.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say, ICE out,” Bad Bunny told the crowd.
“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans," he continued. "Also, I want to say to the people...I know it's tough not to hate on these days, and I was thinking sometimes we get contaminamos. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that's more powerful than hate is love, so, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. If we don't hate them, we love our people, and we love our family. And that's the way to do it, with love."
Bad Bunny spoke out against ICE just a week before his anticipated headlining performance at Super Bowl LX in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. There's been plenty of backlash about his performance from President Donald Trump and his administration. To protest the performance, Turning Point USA, scheduled a separate performance with right-leaning acts who will perform at the same time as Bad Bunny.
Bad Bunny joins the growing chorus of artists who have spoken out against ICE. Artists on the red carpet have been spotted wearing a pin that says "ICE OUT" including Kehlani, who infamously said "f**k ICE" on the red carpet and during her acceptance speech after she won Best R&B Song.