Billie Eilish says 'f*** ICE' during Grammys speech

"No one is illegal on stolen land."
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Sam Haysom
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Finneas and Billie Eilish accept the Song of the Year award at the Grammys.
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Billie Eilish picked up the award for Song of the Year alongside her brother Finneas at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and she used the opportunity to send a clear message to ICE.

"No one is illegal on stolen land," says Eilish in the clip above. "It's just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting, and speaking up, and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter, and f*** ICE is all I want to say, sorry."

ICE has come under increasing criticism in recent weeks following the deadly shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.

Check out the full list of winners at the 2026 Grammys.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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