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Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine Rallies Against ICE in NYC

On a break from touring with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello spoke out against ICE in New York City, urging people to "take our power back and adjourn this motherfucking authoritarian clown show once and for all."

Brooklyn Vegan·May 13, 2026·via Brooklyn Vegan

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine Rallies Against ICE in NYC

Tom Morello is playing with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band on their current tour , which is in NYC now for a few shows. Between dates, he also spoke and performed at the End ICE Abuse rally at 26 Federal Plaza, the location of NYC’s ICE field office and federal immigration court, on Tuesday afternoon (5/12). He did an acoustic version of “This Land is Your Land,” and called for people to “take our power back and adjourn this motherfucking authoritarian clown show once and for all.”

Other speakers included Hands Off NYC co-founder Hae-Lin Choi; New York Immigration Coalition president and CEO Murad Awawdeh; New York Working Families Party state director Jasmine Gripper; Allan Dabrio Marrero, a New Yorker who spent five months in detention at 5 different ICE failities; co-executive director of Made the Road New York Natalia Aristizabal; co-founder and director Rob Solano and Maria Member, both of Churches United for Fair Housing; and director of the Evergreen Initiative at The Action Lab Jesus Gonzalez. See pictures and video by Edwina Hay below.

Bruce and Morello have one more NYC show coming up on this run, at Barclays Center on Thursday (5/14) .

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Brad Lander (photo by Edwina Hay)

photo by Edwina Hay

Hae Lin Choi (photo by Edwina Hay)

Murad Awawdeh (photo by Edwina Hay)

Jasmine Gripper (photo by Edwina Hay)

Allan Dabrio Marrero (photo by Edwina Hay)

Natalia Aristizabal (photo by Edwina Hay)

Rob Solano and Maria Member (photo by Edwina Hay)

Jesus Gonzalez (photo by Edwina Hay)

Tom Morello (photo by Edwina Hay)