Green Day Urges ICE Agents to Quit Before Super Bowl Performance

Billie Joe Armstrong criticizes immigration enforcement ahead of the band's pre-game show.

Published on Feb. 8, 2026

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Ahead of their pre-game performance at Super Bowl LX, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong had a message for ICE agents, urging them to "quit your shitty-ass job" because figures like Donald Trump and Kristi Noem "are going to drop you like a bad fucking habit" when the current administration's time is over.

Why it matters

Green Day has long been vocal critics of the Trump administration's immigration policies, and their outspoken stance against ICE agents reflects the ongoing political tensions and debates around immigration enforcement in the U.S.

The details

At a concert in the San Francisco area on Friday, Armstrong told ICE agents to "quit that shitty job you have" and "come on this side of the line." He elaborated that high-profile Trump administration figures won't have the agents' backs when a "reckoning comes."

  • Green Day is scheduled to perform during the Super Bowl LX pre-game show on Sunday, February 9, 2026 starting at 3 p.m. PT.
  • The Super Bowl halftime show, which features another Trump and ICE critic, Bad Bunny, is expected to take place between 5 and 5:30 p.m. PT on the same day.

The players

Billie Joe Armstrong

The outspoken frontman of the band Green Day.

Kristi Noem

A Republican politician who served as the governor of South Dakota.

Stephen Miller

A former senior advisor to President Donald Trump, known for his hardline stance on immigration.

J.D. Vance

A Republican politician and author who has been critical of the Trump administration's immigration policies.

Donald Trump

The former president of the United States.

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What they’re saying

“This goes out to all the ICE agents out there. Wherever you are: quit your shitty-ass job. Quit that shitty job you have.”

— Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Frontman

“Because when this is over — and it will be over at some point in time — Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump, they're going to drop you like a bad fucking habit.”

— Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Frontman

What’s next

Green Day's pre-game performance at Super Bowl LX is expected to be a highly anticipated part of the opening ceremony, as the band continues to use its platform to voice its political views and criticisms of the Trump administration's immigration policies.

The takeaway

Green Day's outspoken stance against ICE agents reflects the ongoing debates and tensions around immigration enforcement in the U.S., with the band using its high-profile Super Bowl performance as a platform to urge ICE agents to quit their jobs and distance themselves from the Trump administration's hardline policies.