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Lorde donates $200,000 to immigrant rights organisations in Minnesota. The New Zealand-born singer-songwriter posted a close-up photo of her hand, which had the words "ICE out" written on it in black. In the caption, Lorde revealed she had donated $204,000 from her merchandise sales from her two Ultrasound World Tour gigs in Minneapolis, last October to two immigrant rights groups. She wrote, ”I’m donating our merch take in Minneapolis ($204k) to Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee + Immigrant Defense Network.” Lorde didn't offer any further comment on her decision. The news comes in response to the raids undertaken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in major U.S. cities as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. However, much of the focus has been on Minneapolis, with tension mounting in the city last month following the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol officers and Renée Good by an ICE agent. And Lorde isn't the only celebrity to address the issue, with Bruce Springsteen recently dropping the protest song, Streets of Minneapolis and Billie Eilish declaring "f**k ICE" in her speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The What Was That hitmaker is next set to perform in Auckland, New Zealand on 11 February.
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