"Man, honestly, yes, he responded. There were many reasons why I didn't show up in the US, and none of them were out of hate I've performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent. The 31-year-old, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, said the unprecedented Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids across the US since Donald Trump was re-elected the agency now aims for 3,000 minimum arrests a day was a major factor."
"But there was the issue of like, fucking Ice could be outside [my concert], he told i-D. And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about. He added that he had previously performed many times in the US and that US fans could see him at his current residency in Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory of the US, and where he was born and lives before he embarks on his global tour this November."
Bad Bunny excluded US dates from his forthcoming world tour because of concern that immigration raids could endanger his predominantly Latino fans. He cited unprecedented Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the US since Donald Trump’s re-election, with the agency aiming for about 3,000 minimum arrests a day, as a significant factor. He has previously performed many successful shows in the US and offered a current residency in Puerto Rico — where he was born and lives — as a place for US fans to see him before the global tour. The lack of US dates has prompted social media speculation.
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