Romeo Santos issued a statement on social media to address criticism he received following an interview He was questioned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations against migrants (ICEfor its acronym in English) in the United States. The artist, who was born in the Bronx in New York, fell silent for a long time avoided talking about the topicwhich caused great controversy among his followers. Therefore, the bachata singer decided to clarify his position and explain his previous stance.
After the controversy surrounding his recent statements about ICE Operations in the United States and Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policy, Romeo Santos gave a public defense in their social networks, in which He denied turning his back on his community. The conflict arose after a interview in the podcast The New York TimesWhere They asked him about the impact of the immigration raids and the interpreter answered it “Artists should focus solely on music”as reported, distances itself from the topic Univision.
This comment was perceived as a form of avoid the problems that directly affect the foreign population in the United States. For this reason, Santos decided to conduct one Live broadcast to make your point clear.
“I did this live to vent; “A fragment of a conversation caused outrage among some,” said the artist in a live video on his social networks. “When I sat down for an interview to talk about topics, I thought that after almost three decades It was known that I would always advocate for the Latino community“.
“I didn’t know that Don’t delve into such a sensitive topic. about an issue affecting our immigrant brothers in the United States; I didn’t think many people could do that I have such a negative narrative. I don’t turn my back on my community.“, said the former singer of the Aventura group.
The Romeo Santos’ position on migrants in the USA immediately generated comparisons to that of his colleague Prince RoyceWHO spoke openly about the crisis the Latino community is experiencing and emphasized the injustice of criminalizing immigrants, a slogan People.
While Royce adopted a socially denouncing tone, Santos insisted that his professional priority was music, although he admitted to being aware of it dissatisfied with his neutral position provoked some of his followers.
The singer also made that clear decided to speak without intermediaries and directly to avoid misunderstandings. “I’ll clarify this and I am very disappointedand I will not hide behind a publicist,” he concluded.
This is important to note Romeo Santos and Prince Royce recently announced their Better Late Than Never Tour for 2026. This announcement comes a few weeks after launch first album together Better late than neverwhich took place on November 28, 2025 across all digital platforms.
A current one Article by Washington Post describes a strategic shift in ICE operations under the current Trump administration. Among the most important points The analysis shows the following:
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