Fans of Bad Bunny were confused about why the musician left the continental United States off his upcoming Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour . In an interview with i-D published Wednesday, the singer said the decision was tied to the Trump administration ’s recent mass deportations targeting Latinos.

When asked by interviewer Suzy Exposito if his decision was “out of concern” for Latino fans, Bad Bunny responded: “Man, honestly, yes.”

“There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate — I’ve performed there many times,” Bad Bunny explained. “All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent.”

Part of the appeal of doing a residency in his native Puerto Rico has been welcoming fans from over the world to his i

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