Selena Gomez Criticizes Trump's Immigration Policies in Emotional Video

The singer and actress, with personal ties to immigration, expressed distress over the administration's mass deportation efforts in a now-deleted Instagram post.

• Selena Gomez, 32, shared a tearful video on Instagram condemning President Trump's new immigration policies targeting undocumented immigrants.
• In the video, Gomez, who has Mexican heritage, said, 'All my people are being attacked,' and expressed frustration over her inability to help.
• The post was deleted shortly after being shared, but it sparked significant online criticism, with some questioning her description of undocumented migrants as 'her people.'
• Trump's administration recently announced an aggressive deportation program, with nearly 1,000 individuals detained in a single day during nationwide raids.
• Gomez has been a long-time advocate for immigrant rights, having produced a 2019 documentary series on undocumented lives and shared her family's own immigration story.

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