Selena Gomez breaks down in tears in emotional video while talking about Trump’s deportation policy

On January 28, 2025By Littum

Selena Gomez broke down in tears while talking about the deportation of Mexican people in a very emotional video on her Instagram story.

In her recording, the 32-year-old actress wept as she responded to President Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants, which has ignited fears of family separations.

“All my people are being attacked, the children. I don’t understand it. 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,” she said in the since-deleted recording Monday.

The only murders in Building Star previously produced a 2019 Netflix documentary titled Living Upocumentered that chronicled the lives of undocumented families in the United States.

At the time, the Texas-born former Disney Channel star opened up about her family’s own immigration history, which began in the 1970s when her aunt crossed the border from Mexico into America hidden in the back of a truck.

Selena Gomez broke down in tears while talking about the deportation of Mexican people in a very emotional video on her Instagram story

Her paternal grandparents, Ricardo and Mary followed their daughter and once in the US they welcomed Selena’s father, also called Ricardo.

Her mother, Mandy Teefey, is also an American citizen.

In a personal essay to Time Magazine, she shared: ‘Undocumented immigration is an issue I think about every day and I never forget how blessed I am to have been born in this country thanks to my family and the grace of circumstance.’

“But when I read the news headlines or see debates about immigration guests on social media, I feel afraid for those in similar situations. I feel afraid for my country,’ Gomez continued.

The Golden Globe nominee noted that as a Mexican-American woman, she feels ‘a responsibility to use’ her platform ‘to be a voice for people who are too afraid to speak.’

“When I signed on to executive produce a show about undocumented immigrants, I couldn’t help but anticipate the criticism I might face. But the truth is that the worst criticism I can imagine is still nothing compared to what undocumented immigrants face every day,” she explained.

The rare beauty reminded her followers that ‘fear should not stop us from getting involved and educating ourselves about an issue that affects millions of people in our country.’

Gomez has been vocal about concerns about how immigrants are obtained in the US and previously called ‘children in cages’ who ‘slept on concrete floors with aluminum blankets.’

In her recording, the 32-year-old actress cried as she responded to President Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants, which has ignited fears of family separations

‘No access to simple dignities! How is this still happening??? It is absolutely inhumane to treat anyone like this, much less children. I can’t even imagine what they are going through. We have to make this finally stop! ‘ She wrote in an Instagram post back in 2019.

In 2020, Gomez gave a heartfelt speech for Define American’s Immigrad 2020, a virtual commencement for immigrant candidates.

‘Congratulations to all the immigrants! I know this is a virtual ceremony, but it’s very real and it’s very real for all the families and all of you and your community,’ she gushed. ”I want you to know that you matter and that your experiences are a huge part of American history. ‘

During her speech, the star reflected that her family came to America from Mexico and set “in motion” her “American history as well as theirs.”

“I am a proud, third-generation Mexican-American, and my family’s journeys and their sacrifice helped get me to where I am today,” she said proudly.

“Mine is not a unique story,” Gomez noted. “Each one of you has a unique story of becoming an American, so no matter where your family is fun, no matter your immigration status, you have taken steps to earn an education to make your families proud and to open your worlds”