American rock hero Bruce Springsteen dived into the outrage over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown with a fiery song released Wednesday that pays tribute to two protesters fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Springsteen said the song "Streets of Minneapolis" was a response to "state terror" in the northern US city, rocked by the actions of armed federal officers that have stoked vociferous local protests.
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