"After thanking God, Bad Bunny verbally expressed his frustration at the American federal government's destructive deportation efforts with two words: "ICE out." He continued his speech: "We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans. And we are Americans. Also, I want to say people, I know it's tough to know not to hate on these days, and I was thinking, sometime, we get..." The Grammy winner briefly paused, trying to translate "contamina" in English."
""I don't know how to say that in English. The hate get[s] more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So, please we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. If we don't hate them, we love our people, we love our family. And that's the way to do it. With love. Don't forget that, please.""
"Bad Bunny, of course, was referencing the Trump administration's abject immigration policy currently enforced by poorly-trained ICE agents on American streets, notably in Minneapolis. A native son of Puerto Rico (which Bad Bunny reminded Trevor Noah in a pre-award bit is a U.S. territory), the "El Clúb" singer is a passionate activist for Latin American causes, and has pushed back against Puerto Rican statehood."
Bad Bunny won Best Música Urbana Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards for Debí Tirar Más Fotos and is scheduled to perform at the upcoming Super Bowl. After thanking God, he condemned American deportation practices with the words "ICE out," generating thunderous applause at Crypto.com Arena. He insisted immigrants are human and Americans, urged replacing escalating hate with love, and called for fighting with love rather than hatred. He referenced the Trump administration's immigration policies and poorly trained ICE agents operating on American streets, notably in Minneapolis. Born in Puerto Rico, he opposes Puerto Rican statehood and has publicly supported political opponents to Trump after derogatory remarks about Puerto Rico.
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