MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is set to return Tuesday to the “Streets of Minneapolis.” After paying tribute in song to residents who stood up against a federal immigration crackdown, he is now choosing the city as the starting point for his newest U.S. tour.

The New Jersey rock icon debuted “Streets of Minneapolis” in late January, during a wave of national protest following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers. On Tuesday night, Springsteen and the E Street Band are expected to perform the song at the Target Center as they open the “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour.”

“This tour will be political and directly connected to what’s happening across the country,” Springsteen told the Minnesota Star Tribune in an interview published Wednesday. “Minneapolis and St. Paul felt like the right place to begin, and I plan to close it in Washington.”

Speaking to a New York audience on March 23 during a 30th anniversary event for the independent news program “Democracy Now!,” Springsteen said the tour will continue on to Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, “two more cities that have had to confront ICE and its tactics.” The run concludes May 27 in Washington, D.C., where he indicated he would address the White House directly.

“Streets of Minneapolis” became one of several tributes released by international and local musicians as thousands of Minnesotans demonstrated in the streets. Springsteen performed a stripped-down solo version Saturday at the major “No Kings” rally held at the state Capitol in St. Paul.

“This past winter, federal forces brought death and fear to the streets of Minneapolis,” Springsteen told a crowd estimated at 100,000 by the Minnesota State Patrol. “But they chose the wrong city. The unity and resolve of Minneapolis and Minnesota inspired the nation. Your determination showed us that this is still America, and that these heavy-handed incursions into American cities will not stand.”

The stark video accompanying “Streets of Minneapolis” portrays a city overwhelmed by 3,000 federal officers in what the Trump administration described as its largest immigration enforcement effort in the country.

“We’ll take our stand for this land / And the stranger in our midst / We’ll remember the names of those who died / On the streets of Minneapolis,” Springsteen sings.

The footage includes masked agents in tactical gear, as well as Greg Bovino, the official overseeing the operation, who was later withdrawn from Minneapolis amid public backlash and is now preparing to retire. It also features 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, wearing a bunny hat and a Spider-Man backpack, encircled by immigration officers — an image that sparked outrage worldwide.

The video further documents the temporary memorials that appeared at the sites where Good and Pretti were killed, interwoven with clips capturing their final encounters with officers. It culminates in scenes of thousands of residents flooding Minneapolis streets, chanting “ICE Out!”

Springsteen and President Donald Trump have had a long-running public feud. During a European tour last year, Springsteen sharply criticized the Trump administration, calling it “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous,” and labeling Trump an “unfit president” leading a “rogue government” disconnected from American ideals.

Trump has responded with personal attacks, once referring to Springsteen as a “dried out prune of a rocker.” In a social media post, he wrote that he never liked Springsteen, his music, or his “Radical Left Politics,” adding that the musician was “not a talented guy — just a pushy, obnoxious JERK.”

Social commentary has long been central to Springsteen’s work, a theme that connects back to Minnesota. In 1984, after releasing “Born in the U.S.A.” — whose title track is often misinterpreted despite its portrayal of a disillusioned Vietnam veteran — Springsteen launched that tour in St. Paul.