‘If they don’t like it, then go to Congress and change the law,’ said Tom Homan, when asked about his thoughts on people being upset over immigrant arrests
In an emotional video posted on social media, Mexican-American actress and singer Selena Gomez cried about immigration enforcement. But her concern fell upon deaf ears. U.S. President Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan dismissed her reaction, as more arrests of undocumented immigrants were carried out over the weekend.
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Gomez uploaded the video to her Instagram stories on Monday. In the corner of the video were the words “I’m sorry” with an emoji of the Mexican flag.
“All my people are getting attacked… the children,” she said, as tears rolled down her cheeks. “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 deleted the video quickly after posting it.
He said the arrests were being done to “make our community safer.”
No apologies. We’re moving forward
Tom Homan
“Once we lock that border on continuous operation, you’re going to see fentanyl death decrease, illegal alien crime decrease, sex trafficking decrease,” he said. “It’s all for the good of this nation and we’re going to keep going. No apologies. We’re moving forward.”
According to a Homeland Security spokesperson, the previous administration “indiscriminately” allowed 1.5 million migrants to enter the United States through the humanitarian parole program.
On Tuesday, Gomez broke her silence by responding to a post on X by Sam Parker, a former Republican Senate candidate with a history of antisemitic and white-supremacist views. He wrote in one post, “Deport Selena Gomez.” In another post, he said: “Selena Gomez picked illegals over America (because) she’s the (third generation) descendent of Mexican illegals who received citizenship in the ’87 Amnesty. She has an entitlement attitude toward America, like her illegal (grandparents). Maybe Selena should be deported, too?”
Gomez wrote on her Instagram stories: “Oh Mr. Parker, Mr. Parker. Thanks for the laugh and the threat.”
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