Olivia Rodrigo Speaks Out Amid Anti-ICE Protests: ‘LA Simply Wouldn’t Exist Without Immigrants’

Olivia Rodrigo is adding her voice to the growing outcry over federal immigration raids in Southern California.

The 22-year-old pop star and actress, who grew up in Temecula, Calif., before moving to Los Angeles in middle school to star in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, took to social media on Saturday (June 14) amid widespread protests. The demonstrations erupted in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting multiple workplaces across L.A., citing alleged immigration violations.

“I’ve lived in LA my whole life and I’m deeply upset about these violent deportations of my neighbors under the current administration,” Rodrigo wrote on her Instagram Story. “LA simply wouldn’t exist without immigrants. Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful. I stand with the beautiful, diverse community of Los Angeles and with immigrants all across America. I stand for our right to freedom of speech and freedom to protest.”

Rodrigo also shared a link to a “Know Your Rights” resource page on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) website. In a follow-up post on her IG Story, the “Vampire” singer shared a photo from what appeared to be a protest, featuring a handmade sign with a crossed-out crown and the words “in our USA” — a likely nod to the “No Kings Day” demonstrations held on June 14 in response to President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday military parade in Washington, D.C.

Rodrigo isn’t the only music star raising her voice in response to the recent ICE raids and National Guard presence in Los Angeles. Following President Trump’s early June deployment of National Guard troops to the city, a wave of artists — including Tyler, The Creator, Finneas, The Game, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Kehlani, Tom Morello, Reneé Rapp and Rebecca Black — have publicly condemned the administration’s actions. Many California officials have denounced the deployment as unconstitutional and inflammatory.

“F—K ICE,” Tyler wrote on his Instagram Story, sharing a clip from the 2002 film Paid in Full in which the phrase is chanted repeatedly. Finneas also spoke out after claiming he was tear-gassed while attending what he described as a “very peaceful” protest in downtown L.A. “Tear-gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown. They’re inciting this,” the Grammy-winning artist and producer posted June 8 on his Instagram Story.

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