US singer and actress Selena Gomez was visibly emotional this week amid reports of a massive deportation drive in the US. The crackdown on immigration has allegedly begun following President Donald Trump 's inauguration earlier this month, with reports emerging of deportations targeting individuals from various countries, including Mexico. A self-described Mexican-American, Selena, 32, appeared to address the situation in a heartfelt video shared on her Instagram Story on Monday, which has since been widely shared on social media.
In the now-deleted video, a tearful Selena can be heard saying: "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." Alongside the video, Selena included a Mexican flag emoji and wrote a simple yet poignant message: "I'm sorry." In a subsequent post on her Instagram Story, reported by People magazine, Selena seemingly hit back at critics, writing: "Apparently it's not ok to show empathy for people.
" Both posts have since been removed. Selena has previously opened up about her family's journey from Mexico to the US, reports the Mirror . In a 2019 op-ed for Time magazine, she revealed that her aunt had crossed the border "hidden in the back of a truck" during the 1970s, followed by her paternal grandparents.
Her father, Ricardo Gomez, was born in Texas shortly thereafter. She further stated: "In 1992, I was born a U.S.
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