Selena Gomez has been seen in tears over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, following criticism from some quarters.
The 32-year-old singer and actress, who is of Mexican heritage, appeared to respond to the president’s stringent immigration policies.
The crackdown has included promises of the largest deportation in U.S. history, with the White House recently sharing images of men in shackles boarding a military plane, captioned: “Deportation flights have begun.”
Prompt News reports that in the now-deleted video posted on Monday, Gomez tearfully said, “I just want to say that I’m so sorry. All my people are getting attacked. The children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.”
Following backlash online, Selena Gomez replaced the video with a post on her Instagram story, writing, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”
That post, too, has since been removed.
Among her critics was Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Parker, who posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Gomez should “be deported.”
Gomez appeared to respond in another Instagram story, writing: “Oh Mr Parker, Mr Parker. Thanks for the laugh and the threat.”
Gomez recently starred in the Oscar-nominated Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez, portraying one of four Mexican women linked to a cartel.
Her video followed Donald Trump’s signing of 10 executive orders on immigration, including measures to accelerate mass deportations and tighten border security. These policies have already led to significant changes.
The Trump administration has reportedly conducted immigration raids in multiple cities this week, including Chicago, New York City, and Aurora, Colorado, with plans for more operations in other cities next week, according to NBC News.
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