Though Selena Gomez has since deleted her tearful video in response to President Donald Trump‘s mass deportations, the White House isn’t letting it go that simply.
After the 8x Golden Globe nominee cried that “all my people are getting attacked, the kids” within the video, the Trump administration responded with a PSA of less-than-sympathetic moms, equating undocumented immigrants to rapists and murderers.
“Seeing that video, it’s arduous to consider that it’s truly real and actual as a result of she’s an actress,” says one mother of the clip exhibiting Gomez diminished to tears.
One other mother asserts, “You don’t know who you’re crying for. What about our youngsters who have been brutally murdered, and raped, and beat to dying, and left on the ground by these unlawful immigrants?”
Following studies of ICE raids in main cities, Gomez expressed her distress over the scenario on her Instagram Story. “All my individuals are getting attacked, the kids. I don’t perceive. I’m so sorry, I want I might do one thing however I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll attempt every little thing, I promise,” she tearfully mentioned.
Kayla Hamilton, Jocelyn Nungaray, and Rachel Morin have been murdered by unlawful aliens.
Their brave moms had one thing to say to @SelenaGomez and those that oppose securing our borders. Watch
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— The White Home (@WhiteHouse) January 31, 2025
After garnering backlash, Gomez mentioned in a since-deleted submit, “Apparently it’s not okay to point out empathy for individuals.”
Gomez is considered one of tens of millions of involved Americans who consider the Trump administration isn’t dealing with the scenario sensitively, breaking apart households and traumatizing kids within the course of.
Final Tuesday, the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned it was ending a coverage that restricted ICE brokers from arresting undocumented individuals at homes of worship, faculties and hospitals.
“Criminals will not be capable to conceal in America’s faculties and church buildings to keep away from arrest. The Trump Administration won’t tie the palms of our courageous regulation enforcement, and as a substitute trusts them to make use of widespread sense,” the DHS mentioned in a press release.
The deportation of immigrants in search of a greater life within the U.S. hits residence for Gomez as her grandmother was a Mexican migrant chasing the American Dream at one level.
Gomez hasn’t been shy about offering a platform for Latino voices and tales, producing the Vix’s Spanish-language collection Mi Vecino, El Cartel. She additionally starred within the Oscar-nominated movie Emilia Pérez within the function of Mexican-American character Jessi Del Monte.
