The Department of Homeland Security clapped back at Cardi B after she threatened to “jump” ICE agents during a California concert.
The New York rapper mouthed off about ICE on the opening night of her “Little Miss Drama Tour” in Palm Desert, where she rallied Mexican fans and warned federal officers to stay away.
“B***h, if ICE comes in here, we gon’ jump they asses!” she shouted as the crowd roared.
“I’ve got some bear mace in the back! They ain’t taking my fans, b***h!”
“If ICE come in here we’re gonna jump they a**es.”
— Cardi B during her first night of her ‘Little Miss Drama’ tour.pic.twitter.com/91LNBV96QK
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 12, 2026
Video of the remarks spread online within hours, prompting a pointed response from the Department of Homeland Security.
“As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior,” DHS posted from its official account.
The jab referenced Cardi B’s past admission that she drugged men and robbed them while working as a stripper before her music career took off.
As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior. https://t.co/P9wqWk416L
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) February 12, 2026
Cardi B fired back by pivoting to the Trump administration and the Epstein files.
“If we talking about drugs let’s talk about Epstein and friends drugging underage girls to r**e them. Why yall don’t wanna talk about the Epstein files?” she wrote.
If we talking about drugs let’s talk about Epstein and friends drugging underage girls to rape them. Why yall don’t wanna talk about the Epstein files? https://t.co/U7yCarPIXs
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) February 12, 2026
The online exchange marked the latest chapter in the performer’s long running feud with Trump and his policies.
Last year, she lashed out after attending the Super Bowl, where Trump became the first sitting president to attend the game. She vented on Instagram that Secret Service presence disrupted her night.
“The Secret Service was not playing in that motherf***ing stadium,” she told followers, claiming agents “stopped all the little carts and s**t because Trump was there.”
She displayed a damaged stiletto and complained, “Shoe cost me three bands. All [because] of Trump.”
“Now I like him lesser,” she added. “You ain’t had to go to no d**n Super Bowl.”
She also referenced a deported relative during that livestream.
“Now he going to have to … bring my uncle to come back, because my uncle got deported,” she said, without offering details.
Cardi B has not limited her criticism to Trump. She previously took aim at former President Biden, yet later appeared at a campaign rally for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
After reports surfaced that Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions received $1 million for a Harris town hall, Cardi B rejected claims she was paid to appear at the rally.
“I didn’t get paid a dollar and that’s on my three!!” she wrote in response to a question from Candace Owens.
I didn’t get paid a dollar and that’s on my three!! I actually came out of pocket for glam and travel because it’s somewhere I wanted to be.. Like please girl you know damn well I’ll argue you down about politics FOR FREE https://t.co/SxJWWDSqFP
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) November 14, 2024
“I actually came out of pocket for glam and travel because it’s somewhere I wanted to be.”
“Like please girl you know d**n well I’ll argue you down about politics FOR FREE.”
Her political commentary has extended beyond campaign stops and concerts.
In December, while in Saudi Arabia for the Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, she questioned whether she wanted to return to the United States at all.
“I’m starting not to like America,” she told followers during an Instagram Live.
“America made me pay taxes, the Vice President talking s**t about me on Twitter, like, I don’t know, I don’t feel I’m appreciated in America.”
“Y’all need to convince me to come back. I don’t know if I want to go back. Convince me, now. Beg me to come back to America. I don’t think I might go back.”
She described the United States as “ghetto” and praised Saudi Arabia as clean and orderly.
“I haven’t even seen a bum,” she said. “I don’t think there’s bums here.”
She told viewers that Saudi Arabia looked brand new and that locals treated her like royalty.
“They want me to be their queen or something, like, these people out here are very polite,” she said.
“Everything is brand new, honey, like, this country look like it was just opened yesterday or something.”
Cardi B acknowledged that the country operates under strict rules.
“It’s very strict out here. They will put you under the jail, they ain’t playing around. You will go to prison, yeah, mess around and find out.”
She insisted the rules were simple to follow and criticized Americans for lacking respect.
“You just gotta have respect. That’s the thing, Americans don’t be respecting other people’s stuff,” she said.
She also noted restrictions on religious expression. “I don’t even wanna do the [sign of the cross] you know what I’m saying? It’s illegal over here, honey, you can only believe in Allah over here. You can’t wear no crosses or nothing. They don’t be playing over here.”