Selena Gomez breaks down crying in emotional video while speaking about Trump's deportation policy

Selena Gomez broke down in tears while speaking about the deportation of Mexican people in a very emotional video on her Instagram Story. Selena Gomez broke down in tears while speaking about the deportation of Mexican people in a very emotional video on her Instagram Story Per BBC, a 'number of federal agencies with newly expanded detention powers were involved in the raids in a number of cities including Chicago, Newark and Miami.' In her recording, the 32-year-old actress sobbed as she reacted to President Trump's plan to deport millions of immigrants, which has ignited fears of family separations 'All my people are getting attacked, the children,' she said in the since-deleted recording on Monday Gomez implied she was forced to take down the video after fan outrage, sharing: 'Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people' 'When I signed on to executive-produce a show about undocumented immigrants, I couldn’t help but anticipate the criticisms I might face. The Only Murders in the Building star previously produced a 2019 Netflix documentary, titled Living Undocumented, chronicling the lives of undocumented families in the United States; seen earlier this year In 2020, Gomez gave a heartfelt speech for Define American's Immigrad 2020, a virtual commencement for immigrant graduates. At the time, the former Disney Channel star, who was born in Texas, opened up about her family's own immigration story, which began in the 1970s when her aunt crossed the border from Mexico to America hidden in the back of a truck Gomez recently returned to her roots while preparing for Emilia Pérez as she took Spanish lessons for six months to help her better prepare for her role.