Lorde is giving back to one of the communities she stopped through on her Ultrasound World Tour as it navigates a period of political turmoil: Minneapolis, the site of a weeks-long ICE operation that led to the deaths of two civilians in January.
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In a post on her Instagram Story on Tuesday (Feb. 3), the New Zealand native announced that she’s contributing the money she made from merch sales in the Minnesota city, about three months after she played two Ultrasound shows there in October at the Minneapolis Armory. She wrote, “I’m donating our merch take in Minneapolis ($204k) to Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee + Immigrant Defense Network.”
Lorde also shared a photo of herself with her face cropped out, the phrase “ICE Out” written in black marker on the back of one of her hands.
The Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee is a grassroots organization that organizes protests and gathers resources for families affected by ICE raids, detainments and deportations. The Immigrant Defense Network is made up of more than 90 immigrant, labor, legal, faith and community organizations “dedicated to protecting and advancing the constitutional rights of immigrant communities across Minnesota” through “referrals to legal support and coordinated educational activities,” according to its website.
The singer-songwriter’s contribution comes as many immigrant families are struggling in Minneapolis, where ICE has been deployed for the past month or so. National outrage over the agency’s actions in the city reached a fever pitch in January when Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer named Jonathan Ross, and fully boiled over when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a different officer just a couple of weeks later.
The Donald Trump administration has insisted that both deaths were the result of officers acting in self-defense, but many Americans disagree, with video footage captured by eyewitnesses seeming to suggest that neither officer was ever in danger. Lorde’s “ICE Out” message on Instagram echoes the one displayed on buttons worn by numerous stars at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday (Feb. 1), including Billie Eilish, Kehlani and Justin and Hailey Bieber.
Lorde is far from the only star who’s rallied support for Minneapolis. Lizzo recently shared a video of ways her followers could help, and Tom Morello held a “Concert of Resistance & Solidarity” event in the city on Jan. 30 with Bruce Springsteen — whose protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” dropped shortly prior — in attendance and performing, too.
Supporting her Billboard 200 No. 2 album Virgin, Lorde’s Ultrasound trek kicked off in September 2025 and saw the performer play shows across North America and Europe through mid-December. Later in February, she’ll embark on a run of shows in Australia and New Zealand.