DELILAH BON has released “ILLEGAL ALIENS,” a protest track she’s been holding for a year, and the timing is deliberate. The brat punk artist wrote the song in direct response to the treatment of immigrants in the United States, sitting on it under pressure to self-censor while her U.S. tour was still on the table. With that tour now cancelled, she’s done waiting. Listen here.
“Seeing the brutality towards immigrants, many of which have lived and worked in the US their whole lives, imprisoned in these inhumane camps breaks my heart,” Bon says. “I wrote this song a year ago today and after cancelling my US tour it felt like a moment to finally release it. This song is about activism and protest, pointing the finger at those that divide us and uniting together in our collective rage.”
All digital download proceeds go directly to MIRAC, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, a grassroots volunteer organization supporting immigrant families through food banks, legal advice, and protest organization. A selection of back catalogue tracks will also direct proceeds to MIRAC throughout the month. The track has already been censored and blocked in certain regions, with audio muted on social media in some areas, which only underscores why Bon felt the release couldn’t wait any longer.
The U.S. tour cancellation came after fans raised serious safety concerns, flagging the risks for a diverse, LGBTQ+-heavy crowd touring with a small party amid escalating ICE activity. “My crowds are very diverse in the US,” Bon explains. “I have many POC fans that are in hiding, many trans fans who are afraid of being body searched by federal agents and it filled me with rage imagining my shows becoming a target.”
In response, DELILAH BON is organising a charity show in Leeds in May 2026, dedicated to her U.S. fanbase. The show will be professionally filmed and recorded, with a possible HD livestream for overseas audiences, and will form part of a new documentary she’s currently developing. Full details are coming soon.
“ILLEGAL ALIENS” is out now. Download it, support MIRAC, and watch for the Leeds show announcement.