Anthem

For Renee Good, Rubén Ray Martinez, Alex Pretti, Keith Porter, Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, Francisco Gaspar-Andres, their familles, friends and neighbors, protestors, and everyone brutalized by ICE.

You can kill the singers, but you can’t kill the song
You can kill the mockingbirds, but you can’t kill the mocking
You can burn the books, but you can’t burn the words
You can carry your rifles, but you can’t shoot the spirit
You can cover your faces, but you can’t hide evil
You can spray your fire hoses, but you can’t extinguish the fire
You can break down the door, but you can’t shatter the people
You can spit out your hatred, but you can’t stop love

Inspired by Joseph Fasano’s Lorca (after Neruda)

It is unknown how many people have died in ICE custody; The Guardian has reported that numbers have been rising: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/04/ice-2025-deaths-timeline