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\n\tGreen Day <\/a>frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has shared a message of support amid protesters rallying against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration\u2019s recent deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Sunday evening (June 8), Armstrong posted a protest snippet from downtown L.A. via Instagram Stories, captioned with a middle-finger emoji and an ice cube. The clip featured a live recording of \u201cF\u2014 Off,\u201d a track from Saviors (\u00c9dition de Luxe)<\/em>, the deluxe version of Green Day\u2019s 2024 album, released in May 2025.<\/p>\n \n\tThe post comes amid increasing criticism of federal raids across Southern California, which saw ICE agents detaining dozens of individuals alleged to be undocumented immigrants. The crackdown was quickly followed by the unrequested deployment of National Guard troops to L.A., marking one of the first times in modern history that the Guard was sent to a state without the governor\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n \n\tCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom slammed the move as a \u201cserious breach of state sovereignty\u201d in a letter issued Sunday afternoon, while L.A. Mayor Karen Bass echoed that sentiment, calling the situation \u201cprovoked chaos\u201d during a press conference.<\/p>\n \n\tArmstrong\u2019s statement also follows comments from Finneas<\/a>, who claimed he was tear-gassed while attending what he described as a \u201cvery peaceful protest\u201d in downtown L.A.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Grammy-winning producer and artist posted several Instagram stories, writing: \u201cTear-gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown \u2014 they\u2019re inciting this.\u201d Finneas also reposted a video showing 9News<\/a><\/em> Australia correspondent Lauren Tomasi being struck in the leg by a rubber bullet while reporting live from the scene.<\/p>\n \n\tThe protests began Friday in response to ICE raids at several Los Angeles-area businesses. By Sunday, the National Guard had arrived in the city, and images of heavily armed officers confronting peaceful demonstrators, including journalists and musicians, began flooding social media.<\/p>\n \n\tFor Armstrong, this latest act of resistance fits squarely within a decades-long tradition of speaking out against institutional injustic<\/a>e. Green Day\u2019s discography is filled with political commentary, from the anti-Bush sentiment of American Idiot<\/em> to more recent critiques of gun violence and authoritarianism. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n