Bruce Springsteen halted his gig in Washington DC to blast Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration detention center – as clashes between keffiyeh-clad left-wing agitators and tooled-up ICE agents continued overnight.
Springsteen, 76, remarked before he performed his track “My City of Ruins” on Wednesday during his show at Nationals Park as part of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.
“There are immigrants being held in for-profit detention centers around the country such as Delaney Hall in my own home state of New Jersey, where our own governor has been refused access to meet with the detainees about the conditions there,” Springsteen said, according to a video shared online.
“This is happening now,” Springsteen said, which was met with boos by some members of the crowd.
Springsteen also led the crowd in an “ICE out!” chant, encouraging the audience to “Let ‘em hear you at the f‑‑‑ing White House.”
“We are living through troubles and troubling times,” he stressed.
Springsteen’s politically-charged track “Streets of Minneapolis” was among the songs he performed – which was created in response to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
He claimed ICE agents had “brought death and terror” to the city but said locals “stood shoulder-to-shoulder for their neighbors,” the Hill reported.
“The Gestapo tactics of this president and this administration will not stand here,” Springsteen said, attacking Trump once again.
At the end of the track, pictures of Good and Pretti were projected above the stage.
Springsteen also critiqued the Supreme Court and Trump’s Department of Justice during his tirade.
Meanwhile, keffiyeh-clad and masked left-wing agitators continue to clash with immigration agents outside the facility, which has been the center of heated protests for the past week.
Video shared by Freedom News showed anti-ICE demonstrators blocking agents’ cars outside the facility.
At one point, the hood of an ICE vehicle almost touched a protester – before swarms of tooled-up agents charged toward the yobs.
Agitators tried to intimidate agents – with one rabble-rouser shouting, “Who are you gonna shoot b—h?” in a video shared by Freedom News journalist Oliya Scootercaster.
“Why don’t you go get your buddy with an AK47 to shoot me in the f—in face!” an agitator screamed.
Demonstrators continued to hurl sickening chants at ICE agents, including, “Take your gun and shoot yourself.”
Mobs also shouted, “Every cop, every fed, shoot yourself in the head.”
Major clashes erupted with ICE agents turning to pepper spray in a desperate bid to disperse protesters wearing gas masks – while others clobbered demonstrators with their batons.
During Thursday’s squirmishes, some anti-ICE protesters resorted to umbrellas to shield off the tooled up immigration agents.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin traded barbs on social media Thursday night over which access state officials had to the facility for inspections.
“If conditions are really as good as you’re claiming, then let my health inspectors do their jobs,” the Democratic governor wrote on X.
“Taxpayers are footing a billion-dollar bill for this facility. They deserve transparency.”
But Mullin shot back that four reps with the state’s health department checked out food services earlier in the day.
“@ICEgov is regularly audited and inspected by external agencies to ensure that all ICE facilities comply with performance based national detention standards,” he posted.
“All detainees are provided with proper meals, quality water, blankets, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with their family members and lawyers.”
Earlier this week, Sherill claimed she was denied access to the center.
The White House has tried to downplay the clashes, which protesters say are in response to the supposedly inhumane conditions detainees inside are experiencing.
The DHS branded Sherill’s visit to the center “nothing more than a political stunt” while President Trump said the demonstrators were “all paid-for protesters” during a cabinet meeting.
“These aren’t protesters. These people are fake,” he said when asked about the ongoing protests outside the facility.
With Post wires.
