"Khalid, who came out publicly as gay after he was outed on social media in 2024, used his 28th birthday on Tuesday (10 February) to call for action against ICE. Joining celebrities such as Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, singer Billie Eilish and Team GB's Gus Kenworthy - who have all spoken out against Trump's aggressive anti-immigration regime - Khalid urged his fans, peers and supporters to join him in speaking up about ICE."
"As the state of our society grows more dim and dismal, celebrating another year of life as families are stripped apart, going without food, and confusion and pain runs rampant in the street we walk in, I start to think about all of the birthdays that immigrant children, parents, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews, teachers and students, everyday workers, and most importantly citizens, who are missing from their families. All of the empty rooms and broken homes speak volumes, but the visibility alone isn't enough."
Khalid prioritized calling for action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over birthday celebration. Khalid came out publicly as gay after being outed on social media in 2024. Khalid aligned with other celebrities opposing aggressive anti-immigration policies and urged fans and peers to speak up about ICE. Khalid announced partnerships with the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to raise funds. Khalid described families being stripped apart, missing relatives, and argued that visibility alone is insufficient. Khalid also highlighted Black History Month and noted omissions in the presidential proclamation.
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