'My people are getting attacked' Selena Gomez breaks down in tears over Trump's immigration crackdown
Entertainment | Hollywood: The video, which was later deleted, showed Selena Gomez crying as she expressed her sorrow for the struggles faced by many Mexican people amid the immigration crackdown.
Selena Gomez is left heartbroken amid US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
As someone who has always been proud of her Mexican heritage, Selena is devastated by Trump's recent actions.
On Monday (Jan 27), the Emilia Perez star shared a video of her crying over the latest immigration crackdown.
The video, which was later deleted, showed Gomez crying as she expressed her sorrow for the struggles faced by many Mexican people.
Taking to her Instagram story, Gomez shared a clip alongside the caption, “I’m sorry" with a Mexican flag emoji.
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Expressed her sadness, the 31-year-old star said, “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,” Gomez said.
Later, she shared another Instagram story and wrote, "Apparently it's not ok to show empathy for people."
Gomez's crying video has been widely shared on social media handles, garnering a huge backlash from netizens.
Questioning the actress over illegal immigration, one netizen on X wrote, ''Selena Gomez filmed herself ugly crying about the current mass deportations. Because of course the out of touch celebrity with zero understanding of how dangerous our country has become is crying for the criminals being deported. How pathetic.''
Another wrote, ''How many criminal aliens from Colombia is Selena Gomez willing to host in her walled mansion in LA?''
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Selena has long been an advocate for immigrant rights. In 2019, she produced the Netflix documentary Living Undocumented, which tells the story of families of undocumented immigrants living in America.
