United Kingdom, Jan. 20 -- Billie Eilish hit out at ICE as she received an award for her environmental advocacy.

The 24-year-old singer was honoured with the MLK Jr. Beloved Community Environmental Justice Award in Atlanta at the weekend but used her speech to denounce the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump's hardline policies on the matter.

Billie said: "To be honest, I really don't feel deserving.

"And it's very strange to be celebrated for working towards environmental justice at a time where it feels less achievable than ever given the state of our country and the world right now.

"We're seeing our neighbours being kidnapped, peaceful protesters being assaulted and murdered, our civil rights be...