Tom Morello participated in the anti-ICE demonstrations – the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service – last Sunday, the 8th.
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Morello shared some images on his social media of himself at the protests, wearing a t-shirt with the phrase "Destroy American Fascism". In the photos, Morello also appears holding signs that say "Defend Los Angeles" and "Fuck ICE".
In a video, Morello congratulates the protesters for forcing "the police to back down," saying, "They saw what was coming to them."
Finneas Billie Eilish 's brother and Billie Joe Armstrong have also publicly expressed their support for the protesters.
Protests gained momentum in Los Angeles last weekend following raids against immigration authorities. According to the news portal G1 , Donald Trump sent 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to the region.
Several cities in the United States have joined protests against anti-immigration operations. Protesters are calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been arresting undocumented immigrants since last Friday.
Politics is always present for Tom Morello.
Metal icon Tom Morello has been a guitarist since he was 17 and an activist since childhood: “Actually, my political education didn’t start with any book. It started with being the only black kid in a predominantly white town and experiencing some of the racial injustice I felt,” he commented in an interview with Full Metal Jackie.
Besides his activist streak, which is genetic since both his parents are and were activists, Morello graduated from Harvard with honors in Political Science. Tom Morello's work has been completely political from the beginning. His career and projects have always been based on his political actions, and even in his solo career, where the guitarist addresses other themes , politics is always present.
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