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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James Pollard

The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown

68th Annual Grammy Awards - Show - (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns.

Those questions again surfaced Sunday as music's biggest stars walked the red carpet at the Grammys. Activists spent the week pressing celebrities to don pins protesting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in cities, working with their teams to spread the message and circulating them at the many events leading up to the ceremony.

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