Selena Gomez posted — and then deleted — a video of herself crying on Monday.
The “Emilia Pérez” actress, 32, sobbed on Instagram seemingly about President Donald Trump’s program of mass deportations.
“All my people are getting attacked, the children,” said Gomez, whose family is from Mexico. “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,” she continued.
Gomez wrote “I’m sorry” with the Mexican flag emoji on her video.
She shared a follow-up post on her Instagram Stories where she wrote, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.” Gomez has deleted that post, as well.
The Post has reached out to Gomez’s rep for comment.
Gomez deleted both her posts after she faced swift backlash on X (formerly Twitter).
Conservative TV commentator Tomi Lahren wrote, “Certified moron @selenagomez crying for criminal illegal aliens is really something else. This is why we don’t take our political advice from Disney child stars.”
Political commentator Savanah Hernandez said, “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 user tweeted, “Selena Gomez crying on Instagram isn’t helping a single family facing deportation. If she truly cared about ‘her people,’ where was she before this? She has the money, the platform, and the connections to fund legal aid, advocate for policy reform, or even assist families in navigating the path to legalization. Instead, she waited until it was too late, showing up with empty tears and vague apologies.”
Someone else wrote, “Selena Gomez is crying because of mass deportations. She says she, ‘Doesn’t know what to do.’ Did she ever cry about the Americans k*lled by illegals? Of course not.”
A different X message reads, “Selena Gomez shares a video crying about the deportations. You are welcome to leave as well. This also goes for everyone trying to stop mass deportations. No one will miss you!”
But Gomez received some support for her posts on social media.
“How can people be mad at someone with Mexican heritage being heart broken by how the US treats Latinos? That’s literally her family!” the Selena Gomez Updates account posted.
“Damn this is sad. Glad Selena is bringing light to how terrible this,” another user wrote.
Someone else said, “I understand she’s very empathetic due to her Mexican descent and feels responsible for them. I don’t blame her, as many good people among them came to feed their families.”
Since becoming president last Monday, Trump, 78, has ramped up efforts to boot so-called criminal migrants from the US, as he promised on the campaign trail.
ICE on Friday reported arresting 593 criminals who were in the US illegally and lodging 449 “detainer” requests with local authorities, asking them to turn over migrants targeted for deportation.
Gomez’s aunt and her paternal grandparents emigrated from Mexico to the US in the 1970s. Her parents, Ricardo Gomez and Mandy Teefey, were both born in America.
The singer opened up about her family’s immigration story in an op-ed for Time magazine in October 2019.
“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,” she wrote. “But when I read the news headlines or see debates about immigration rage on social media, I feel afraid for those in similar situations. I feel afraid for my country.”
The “Only Murders in the Building” star acknowledged that the immigration laws in America are “flawed” and “we need rules and regulations,” but said that “our country was formed by people who came here from other countries” and that “it’s time to listen to the people whose lives are being directly affected by immigration policies.”
“It’s time to get to know the individuals whose complex stories have been reduced to basic headlines,” she added.
Gomez also produced the 2019 Netflix documentary “Living Undocumented,” which follows eight illegal immigrant families living in the US.
She said in her op-ed that she “cried” watching the documentary subject’s “deeply personal journeys,” noting that the film “captured the shame, uncertainty, and fear I saw my own family struggle with.”
