Selena Gomez thanked Sam Parker, a 2018 Republican Senate candidate from Utah, for the 'laugh and the threat' after he wrote on X, 'Deport Selena Gomez,' in response to her emotional video posted earlier this week seemingly reacting to President Donald Trump's recent immigration crackdown earlier this week.

An Instagram video in which the actress was seen crying over arrests of undocumented immigrants led to criticism from various political figures.

Selena Gomez posted a video reacting to President Donald Trump's immigration raids, leading some people to question where she was born.

Jan. 26, a nationwide immigration crackdown led to the arrest of 956 people, the most since Trump took office again, per ICE via the BBC. Selena Gomez appeared to react to it in a raw video shared to Instagram Stories with a Mexican flag.

Actress and musician Selena Gomez shared and later deleted a video on social media sobbing about Trump's deportations of illegal immigrants back to their home countries.

A video showing Selena Gomez sobbing while saying “All my people are getting attacked” with an image of the Mexican flag appears to have been deleted from her social media page amid

In the now-deleted clip, Selena said, "I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry. All my people are getting attacked..."

Selena Gomez is feeling the wrath of Trump allies after posting an emotional video expressing empathy for recently deported migrants.

Vice President JD Vance defends President Trump's immigration policies, emphasizing the need to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and reduce illegal immigration. He criticized celebrity comments on migrant treatment,

Although the foreign film Emilia Pérez won over The Academy and has garnered the most Oscar nominations for the March 2025 awards ceremony, actress Selena Gomez is receiving some serious scrutiny over her role in the movie.

“Oh, Mr. Parker, Mr. Parker. Thanks for the laugh and the threat,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories over a black background. Nearly 1,000 arrests were made by ICE in the days after Trump, 78, was sworn into office on Jan. 20, the BBC reported Jan. 26.