Selena Gomez breaks down amid Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, says ‘I’m so sorry’

Selena Gomez broke down in tears in an emotional video while talking about US President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown. Gomez, 32, shared the video on her Instagram Stories on Monday along with the caption, “I’m sorry" as well as a Mexican flag.

In the clip, which was later deleted, the Emilia Perez star can be seen sobbing as she expressed sadness at the Trump administration's actions that are aimed at cutting down on immigration.

"All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand," said Gomez, who has outspokenly supported immigration in the past, Rolling Stone reported.


She added, "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 later deletes video

The singer-actor was quick enough to take down the video after she received backlash over her comments. She later went on to post a black screen with the caption, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”

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Although Gomez was born in Texas, her father is of Mexican descent and she has previously called herself as a “proud third-generation American-Mexican.”

956 people arrested

Selena Gomez's viral video came after 956 people were arrested in a nationwide immigration crackdown in the US on Sunday — the most since Donald Trump returned as the US President — as per the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Several federal agencies, with upgraded detention powers, got involved in the raids across several cities such as Chicago, Newark and Miami, BBC reported.

This comes after 286 arrests were made on Saturday, 593 on Friday and 538 on Thursday.

Despite the surge, data from the ICE stated that former president Joe Biden carried out 311 immigration deportations on a daily average basis, with most of them being individuals who had committed crimes.

As per figures by the Migration Policy Institute, Biden's administration carried out 1.5 million deportations during his four years in office.

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Trump returned to power in last year's US presidential election after making mass deportations of undocumented immigrants a major campaign promise.

FAQs

1. Is Selena Gomez a supporter of immigration?
Selena Gomez has outspokenly backed immigration rights in the past as well. In 2019, she even hosted a show, 'Living Undocumented' that talked about experiences of several immigrant families who were in fear of ICE deportations.

2. How many people have been arrested in connection with Trump's crackdown on immigration?
More than 1,000 arrests have been made in Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown over the weekend itself, as per authorities.