Bad Bunny Says He’s Not Touring the U.S. Over Fear of ICE Raids: ‘We Were Very Concerned’

Bad Bunny’s 30-day “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” residency that kicked disconnected July 11 astatine the Coliseo successful Puerto Rico has drawn fans from crossed the world, turning the land into a summertime hotspot, portion boosting its tourism and economy.

After its closing amusement connected Sept. 14, the Puerto Rican creator volition officially footwear disconnected his Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour successful November successful the Dominican Republic, making stops successful Latin America, Europe and Asia, from the autumn to summertime 2026. 

Surprisingly, the creator calved Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio did not see a North American limb with U.S. dates, chiefly retired of concern. 

“There were galore reasons wherefore I didn’t amusement up successful the US, and nary of them were retired of hate—I’ve performed determination galore times,” helium said successful a caller interrogation with British magazine i-D. “All of [the shows] person been successful. All of them person been magnificent. I’ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who person been surviving successful the U.S. But specifically, for a residency present successful Puerto Rico, erstwhile we are an unincorporated territory of the U.S. … People from the U.S. could travel present to spot the show. Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could besides question here, oregon to immoderate portion of the world. But determination was the contented of like, f—ing ICE could beryllium extracurricular [my concert]. And it’s thing that we were talking astir and precise acrophobic about.” 

Earlier this year, the “Baile Inolvidable” vocalist joined a question of artists who’ve lashed retired astatine the ICE raids driven by the Trump administration. 

“Those motherf—ers are successful these cars, RAV4’s. They came here… sons of bi—es, alternatively of letting the radical unsocial and working,” said an chartless dependable successful a video that Bad Bunny shared to his since-deleted Instagram stories connected June 17. The video showed a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successful his autochthonal Puerto Rico.

His Debí Tirar Más Fotos trek, presented by Live Nation, volition wrapper this year’s dates successful Mexico City and resume successful January successful Colombia. It volition besides people the archetypal clip Bad Bunny performs successful Australia, Brazil and Japan.