A recent social media post by Selena Gomez has drawn criticism.
After posting a response to Donald Trump’s recent executive measures, Selena Gomez reportedly lost over 700,000 Instagram followers. The 47th president has made contentious changes to immigration laws since he took office a few weeks ago, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
Gomez, who is well-known for taking a strong stand on social issues, shared a video of herself sobbing on social media to show her disgust at these rules. Millions of undocumented immigrants are anticipated to be impacted by Trump’s executive orders, which will likely cause anxiety and uncertainty. “I’m so sorry,” Gomez stated emotionally in the heartfelt video. Every one of my folks is being attacked. I don’t comprehend the kids. I wish I could “Apparently, it’s not okay to show empathy for people,” Gomez wrote in a follow-up remark after the post was removed. Critique, a website that monitors the social media behavior of celebrities, reports that Gomez’s Instagram following has significantly decreased since the issue.
“Selena Gomez had a great end to 2024, but the start of 2025 has not been so gentle on her,” said Paul Lenglet, co-founder and editor of CritiqueJeu. He went on to say that the actress has come under fire for her role in Emilia Pérez, a movie that was set in Mexico but was directed and shot in Paris. According to CritiqueJeu’s data, Gomez has lost almost 808,500 followers in just the last month.
In the meantime, Tom Homan, the former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
Targeting up to 20 million undocumented immigrants, Trump’s immigration policies include the biggest deportation campaign in American history. “We will start the process of sending millions and millions of criminal aliens back to their home countries,” the president declared. All undocumented people in the United States may be deported, but those who are suspected of crimes will be given priority.
Additionally, the policy permits “collateral arrests,” which means that illegal people who are discovered close to criminal suspects may still be taken into custody. The FBI, DEA, and ATF are among the federal agencies tasked with searching their records for unlawful immigration. Trump has also undone safeguards that previously prohibited arrests at places of worship and education.
The suspension of asylum claims for individuals who enter the country unlawfully, the extension of the refugee travel ban, and the termination of birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants are other contentious policies. The Mexican government is bracing for a surge of deportees as a result of Trump’s reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which mandates that asylum seekers wait in Mexico until their hearings in the United States.
Gomez’s emotional reaction as these rules take shape draws attention to the continuous discussion about immigration and the effects these drastic changes are having on people.