Celebrities issued sharp rebukes of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid controversial mass deportation efforts and immigration raids.Bad Bunny
Addison Rae
Celebrities are using their platforms to share their strong denunciations of Donald Trump‘s administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over immigration raids.
Addison Rae shared a link to the National Immigration Law Center as she asked fans to “get involved” on an Instagram Story.
“I’m so disappointed and disturbed by what is happening across our nation,” she wrote. “This country could not exist without immigrants. Every human being deserves the right to exist in an environment that makes them feel safe, lovingly protected, and embraced.”
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong let a Green Day song do the talking in a video from one of the Los Angeles protests he shared on Instagram.
Chappell Roan
While at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on October 10, Chappell Roan harshly censured ICE after speaking about the Los Angeles wildfires.
Chelsea Handler
In an October 16 Instagram post, Chelsea Handler dropped a blistering critique as she urged fans to boycott Home Depot over the American corporation’s alleged use of surveillance technology she claims may be shared with the government.
“If you’re as disgusted as I am by these ICE raids, then we need to start boycotting the companies that are enabling or profiting off of these ICE raids,” she said in the video.
The comedian highlighted the company’s use of Flock, a system she said tracks everything — including customer movements and license plates — as soon as they enter the parking lot.
“They can share that with whomever they want. They can share that with the police. They can share that with ICE. They can share that with Kanye West if they want to,” she quipped. “I’m against that. I’m against being surveilled and I’m against Home Depot being an unsafe place for its workers and for its shoppers.”
“So I am breaking up with Home Depot. I hope you will join me,” Handler added. “Hopefully this won’t be the end of our relationship. Hopefully they will grow a pair and denounce ICE and denounce surveilling Americans — and like many of my ex-lovers, they will reappear down the line in my life and I will welcome them with open… AI.”
Doechii
Doechii made her voice heard in her acceptance speech after winning the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist award at the BET Awards.
The “What It Is” rapper called out Trump for using military forces to prevent people from exercising their right to protest.
“What type of government is that?” she asked the crowd. “People are being swept up and torn from their families, and I feel it’s my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people, for Black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza. We all deserve to live in hope and not in fear, and I hope we stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hate, and we protest against it.”
Eva Longoria
In a TikTok video, Eva Longoria said mass deportations are “inhumane” and “hard to watch.”
“The comments, and people’s reactions to it, are surprising to me because it is un-American. We can all agree, nobody wants criminals in our country,” she shared. “Nobody wants rapists, nobody wants drug dealers, nobody wants bad actors in our country. That’s not what’s happening. These round-ups are happening in birthday parties, in elementary graduations, at Home Depot. Those are not criminals.”
The Young and the Restless alum added, “I hope everyone can have more compassion to this issue, and realize that we have industries dependent on immigrant labor. People who feed us, and take care of us, take care of our families and our children, and our communities. We can’t deny them as humans.”
Finneas
Finneas revealed he was “tear gassed almost immediately” while attending a “very peaceful protest downtown.” He then firmly denounced law enforcement for “inciting this.”
In a separate update, he wrote the graphic remark: “F— ICE.”
Hilary Duff
In a social media post, Hilary Duff reacted to the controversial immigration raids by sharing writer Whitney Alese‘s quote.
“Masked men abducting people off the street, from their jobs, from their cars, from graduations is not ok. Forcing toddlers & young children to represent themselves in court is not ok. Snatching people when their lawyers are in the bathroom is not ok. Having children come home to an empty house bc their guardians were snatched up is not ok. Arresting law abiding folks at their immigration hearing is not ok. Don’t normalize this. Don’t look away. Don’t stay silent,” the update read.
Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega addressed ICE raids while also breaking her silence on Iran, Palestine and global injustice.
The Wednesday actress noted the “world is crying all over,” writing, “People in Los Angeles are being torn away from their everyday lives & love… The ones they’ve built so tirelessly over the years, just like you.. Innocent civilians in Iran are caught in the middle of warfare .. Palestinian cries are still being buried in every day media.”
Ortega expressed that her thoughts are “heavy” and her heart “follows.”
“It is normal to feel confused & hopeless during this time…. But I strongly advise you never stop paying attention,” she reminded her followers. “How can we care about anything else as human freedoms spanning across seas are being violated with such violence? Listen to one another & love; But be angry too. Educate yourself as best you can.”
She concluded her moving message, “To say this doesn’t concern you, or that it isn’t your problem, Is a privilege under abuse.”
Jessica Alba
According to an outlet, Jessica Alba informed how people can protect themselves during raids by giving them “know your rights” pamphlets.
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan questioned Trump’s “insane” immigration policies during an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“I did not ever anticipate seeing that on TV on a regular basis,” he said, adding, “I really thought they were just going to go after the criminals.”
Rogan also called the development “a dangerous precedent.”
Katy Perry
In June, Katy Perry slammed ICE raids through reposts on Instagram.
One update, a quote written by Mexican American author Leticia Estrada Rahme, read, “This was once Mexican land, and the people being targeted today are often descendants of those who have lived here for generations — or who came seeking safety, work, and dignity.”
“It’s more than infuriating — it’s a deep injustice,” another post shared. “How can a city built on Mexican labor, Mexican history, and Mexican culture turn around and criminalize the very people who shaped it?”
Kehlani
Kehlani, who shared her support for Doechii’s speech, wrote a post that read, “Stop calling what’s happening as L.A. RIOTS. It’s RESISTANCE. Long live the resistance.”