The Minnesota metalcore band Reflections has lost two members, with the controversial topic of ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) reportedly influencing their departures.

This issue became more visible on Monday (January 26) when departing bassist Francis Xayana and guitarist Patty Somoulay publicly criticized the band’s singer Jake Wolf for his support of ICE amid the unrest in Minneapolis.

What Did the Exiting Members of Reflections Say?

Somaulay hinted at the ICE conflict in his exit statement, stating on his Instagram, “I am no longer a part of Reflections. A lot of stuff happening in life lately where it just does not feel okay to continue on with this myself. Also f**k ICE. This isn’t the country my family wanted to risk their lives to come to.”

Xayana provided further details through his Instagram Stories, revealing tensions with singer Jake Wolf.

He stated:

Jake has always had control of the band.
There’s a reason Patty left even though he is the primary writer.
Jake is an ICE apologist and I will not fuck with someone like that.
I don’t give a flying fuck what we’ve been through. I cannot trust a person who thinks this is necessary.
And honestly fuck you if you support this ICE shit. You’re a fucking bitch.
And instead of getting into your fucking feelings y’all should have been listening to Black voices this entire time.
Now when a white person is killed in the same form they’ve experienced for centuries, we are at end game.
There is no going back. This is the beginning of the end if people continue to turn a blind eye.
He’s going to kill anyone who opposes him.

As of now, neither Wolf nor Reflections’ social media accounts have addressed the departures. The latest post on their Instagram indicated plans to perform at the 2026 Euroblast progressive music festival in late September, with no additional dates scheduled until fall.

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Both Xayana and Somoulay had been part of Reflections alongside Wolf since its inception in 2010. The band has released five studio albums, with their latest being 2022’s The Fantasy Effect Redux.

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