Trump administration responds to Springsteen's "irrelevant" and "inaccurate" anti-ICE song

The Trump Administration has responded to Bruce Springsteen's newly released anti-ICE song 'Streets of Minneapolis'.

Springsteen released the track on Wednesday, in the wake of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ongoing occupation of Minneapolis, Minnesota. On the track, Springsteen references US President Donald Trump directly, calling him "King Trump" and labelling the Department of Homeland Security his "private army".

A spokesperson for the White House responded to the song in a statement released to the Hollywood Reporter today.

“The Trump administration is focused on encouraging state and local Democrats to work with federal law enforcement officers on removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from their communities – not random songs with irrelevant opinions and inaccurate information,” said spokesperson Abigail Jackson.

“The media should cover how Democrats have refused to work with the administration, and instead, opted to provide sanctuary for these criminal illegals.”

Following the release of 'Streets of Minneapolis' on Wednesday, Springsteen posted a statement to social media.

“I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,” said Springsteen. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”

Alex Pretti and Renee Good are the two US Citizens reported to be shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, with Good acting as a legal observer at the time of her death.

Springsteen has been openly critical of Trump's immigration policies, additionally calling for ICE to "get the fuck out of Minneapolis" at a gig in New Jersey earlier this month.

Trump responded to the singer's statements a day later on Truth Social, calling Springsteen "a dried-out prune of a rocker" and stating that he "never liked him, his music, or his Radical Left Politics".

Yesterday, English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg also released an anti-ICE song, titled 'City of Heroes'.

• Listen to 'Streets of Minneapolis' below: