Mexican American actress Selena Gomez speaks up regarding ICE raids. Following Donald Trump’s inauguration last week, massive immigration crackdowns have been happening all over the country in major U.S. cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, and more. With this and Trump rolling back restrictions on ICE entering “sensitive” areas, undocumented immigrants and the larger Latinx community are afraid of what’s to come. Recently, Selena Gomez took to social media to express her sadness about the situation, posting a now-deleted video to her Instagram Story of her sobbing with the caption that reads “I’m sorry” and included the Mexican flag emoji:
“All my people are getting attacked, the children. 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,” Gomez said in the video. Since Trump’s return to office, ICE has arrested at least 2,681 people, and on Sunday, January 26, ICE arrested a total of 956 pe...