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Ariana Grande slams White House for using her song in immigrant arrest video

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Singer Ariana Grande criticized the White House for using her song 'Bye' in a TikTok video promoting immigrant arrests.
  • Grande stated her music should not be associated with what she called inhumane and barbaric policies.
  • The White House defended its immigration policies, calling undocumented immigrants the barbaric element.

Pop star Ariana Grande has publicly condemned the White House for using her song 'Bye' in a TikTok video that promoted operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to arrest immigrants. Grande directly criticized the administration's policies under Donald Trump, expressing her strong disapproval.

In a comment on the video, Grande stated, "Please do not ever use my music in connection with this barbaric, inhumane, and hateful bullshit. Fuck ICE." A representative for Grande confirmed the comment was hers, though it has since been removed. The TikTok video, which featured footage of ICE agents arresting immigrants, no longer uses audio following Grande's protest.

Please do not ever use my music in connection with this barbaric, inhumane, and hateful bullshit. Fuck ICE.

— Ariana GrandeAriana Grande's comment on the White House TikTok video.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended the administration's actions. She asserted that the true barbarity and inhumanity lie with "criminal illegal immigrants who have hurt and killed innocent Americans," rather than the government's policies. The song 'Bye' is from Grande's 2024 album 'Eternal Sunshine' and previously charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

We will say it one more time, the truly barbaric, inhumane, and hateful are criminal illegal immigrants who have hurt and killed innocent Americans.

— Abigail JacksonWhite House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defending the administration's immigration policies.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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