Jack Antonoff is speaking out about his “ICE Out” pin at the 2026 Grammys, which he and many other celebrities wore on Sunday night (February 1) in Los Angeles.

Many individuals are protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in their communities, boycotting companies that support ICE, and calling for defunding the program amid the ICE-related deaths of at least eight people in 2026 alone.

“Can you talk to me a little bit about the pin that you’re wearing tonight?” a Variety reporter asked Jack on the red carpet at the event.

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“I mean…” he said, trailing off.

“It’s terrible, you know. I mean, it’s time to… It’s just… for every reason you could imagine, I would think. But, um, yeah,” he continued.

“Bit speechless trying to even talk about it.”

“We can do both and find a way to… Uh… I don’t know, it’s just a really good time for people to come together and figure out how to move through this. Because it’s only gonna be small communities that can really help,” he went on to say.

Jack faced a ton of backlash on social media, with accusations of being performative and uninformed about why he was even wearing the “ICE OUT” slogan.

See more of the reactions to his response inside…