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Lady Gaga Pauses Tokyo Concert to Speak Out Against ICE: 'My Heart Is Aching'

Lady Gaga condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions and dedicated a song to those suffering amid recent fatal shootings in Minnesota, urging leaders to act with mercy.

  • On Thursday , Lady Gaga paused her Mayhem Ball concert at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, saying her `heart is aching` for families targeted by ICE.
  • After high-profile enforcement in Minneapolis, which included fatal encounters, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mercilessly targeted the city, sparking outrage over the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
  • Action-first: Lady Gaga paused her Tokyo Dome concert to dedicate `Come to Mama` to those suffering, noting `Gaga noted` and concluding `Mother Monster concluded` about hope.
  • Gaga wraps the Tokyo leg on Jan. 30 and returns for the Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026, where her remarks amplify pressure on behalf of affected U.S. communities and fans.
  • As celebrities continue to speak out, Gaga joined Mark Ruffalo, Olivia Wilde and Wanda Sykes in condemning ICE amid a fever-pitch backlash since the Trump administration resumed office in 2025.
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The singer stops her show in the Japanese capital to denounce Donald Trump’s anti-migration policies

·Granada, Spain
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Lady Gaga uses the stage of the Mayhem Ball in Tokyo to take a clear and public position against the Ice (Ice) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). In front of thousands of spectators at Tokyo Dome, where the artist will close five consecutive dates, the singer interrupted the concert for a long political and human discourse, focused on the treatment reserved for migrants, families and children in the United States. The statements have been re…

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The American star Lady Gaga paused a concert in Tokyo to position herself against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) and send a message of support to communities attacked by U.S. President Donald Trump. “In a couple of days, I will come home and it hurts my heart to think of people, children, families all over the U.S. that are being mercilessly attacked by ICE. I think of all their pain and how their lives are being dest…

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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