Bruce Springsteen performs during the "No Kings" march in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bruce Springsteen returns Tuesday to the “Streets of Minneapolis.” After honoring its residents in song for their courage in standing up against the federal immigration crackdown, he’s using the city to launch his latest U.S. tour.

The New Jersey rocker released “Streets of Minneapolis” in late January amid the nationwide outcry over the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers. On Tuesday night, the Boss and the E Street Band were expected to perform it when they take the stage at Target Center to kick off the “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour.”

“This tour is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in the country,” Springsteen told the Minnesota Star Tribune in an interview published Wednesday. “Minneapolis and St. Paul, that was the place that I wanted to begin it, and I wanted to end it in Washington.”

Springsteen told a New York City audience on March 23, during a 30th anniversary celebration for the independent news program “Democracy Now!,” that his tour will head next to Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, “two other cities where they had to deal with ICE, ICE’s terror.” It ends May 27 in Washington, D.C., where he said he’ll have a few choice words for the White House.

“Streets of Minneapolis” was one in a series of tributes released by international artists and countless local performers as thousands of Minnesotans took to the streets. Springsteen played a solo version Saturday during the national flagship “No Kings” rally at the state Capitol in St. Paul.