Billie Eilish said, ‘No one is illegal in stolen land.’ After two weeks, the list of people to be tested grows. She has not responded to any of them

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Drew Paul is a 25-year-old political activist who opposes the Chinese government. He was once arrested outside the Chinese Embassy in London. He was a candidate for the Australian Senate. He describes himself as a “false theorist of universal justice”. If you haven’t heard of him, that’s okay. A million people just did.

After Eilish told the Grammy audience that “nobody’s illegal in the land of thieves” and added “fk ICE,” Pavlo posted on X that he was moving into his Malibu beach mansion because “nobody’s illegal in the land of thieves.” He started a GoFundMe. A GoFundMe took it down to $3,000. He moved to GiveSendGo. He booked the flight.

He actually got on the plane.

What happened at LAX?

He never made it past immigration. Pavlo said he was detained for more than 30 hours. Customs asked if he planned to trespass on Eilish’s property. He said he was doing shitposting. They asked if he had ever threatened to blow up Chinese government installations.

He laughed. They didn’t.

He claimed that Eilish’s legal team tipped off DHS – although no confirmation has emerged. What was confirmed: He got food poisoning from a microwave burrito, read hundreds of pages of Roberto Bolaño in a holding facility, and was sent back to Australia. His post has been viewed by 10 crores. Elon Musk replied: “The most ironic outcome is the most likely.”

Alice didn’t respond.

He wasn’t the first either

Here’s the thing – Paul isn’t the first person to test what Alice said. He is the only one who boarded the plane. After the speech, the list started to grow since morning.

Within hours, people pointed out that his $2.3 million Glendale mansion sits on the ancestral land of the Tongwa tribe — the indigenous people of the greater Los Angeles Basin. They are not historical footnotes. They are an active tribe seeking federal recognition. A spokesperson for Tongva confirmed to Newsweek that Eilish’s home “is located on our ancestral land” and that she has never contacted them. Not before the speech. Not later. No DM either.

They added a request that is easy to miss and hard to forget – that people actually name Tongva when talking about “stolen land”, instead of using the phrase as an empty slogan without specifying whose land it is.

Alice didn’t respond.

Two days later, LA-based Sinai Law Firm made a motion on X to remove Eilish pro bono on Tongva’s behalf. Attorney Avi Sinai later told the New York Post that the proposal was ironic. But his follow-up had teeth: “It’s both an empty virtue signal and used as a weapon at the same time,” he wrote. “No elected official has given the land back to Tongva. Just like Billie Eilish isn’t going to get evicted and she’s not going to give her house back.”

Alice didn’t respond.

Then a GB News reporter went to her Glendale mansion and stood at the gate. “Cat, let us in. We’re here because this is stolen land.” The gate remained closed. The property he said was stolen was secured behind a gate suggesting the person inside had a lot of faith in property lines.

Alice didn’t respond.

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At this point, half of political America had weighed in. Senator Mike Lee said anyone who accepts “stolen land” should hand over their land. Kevin O’Leary told Eilish to “shut your mouth and have fun”. Mark Ruffalo told O’Leary to shut up instead. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called the Grammy artists “unknown famous musicians.” Elon Musk called Eilish a “hypocrite.” Trump called the Grammys “garbage.”

Senators, cabinet secretaries, billionaires, Shark Tank hosts, the Hulk – all talking about Billie Eilish. The only person not talking about Billie Eilish was Billie Eilish.

Her brother Finis stepped in on Threads: “My 24-year-old sister was outraged by what many powerful old white men said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”

This was the closest thing to a response the Eilish camp had to offer. Billy himself said nothing.

Two weeks of silence

Here’s what Billie Eilish has said publicly since February 1: “No one is illegal on stolen land. Fk ICE.”

That is – at least on this topic.

Since then, the Tongwa tribe confirmed that she lives on their land. A law firm offered to oust him using his own words. A reporter appeared at his gate. A senator, a Shark Tank host, the DHS secretary, and the president all weighed in. And an Australian shitposter says she was deported — possibly with the help of the same immigration system she told the Grammys to go to herself.

Eilish did not clarify whether “nobody is illegal on stolen land” applied to Tongwa tribe members, Australian shitposters, or British reporters standing at his gate.

For the record, the gate is still closed.