Wed Jan 29 09:27:45 UTC 2025: ## Selena Gomez’s Emotional Plea Prompts Fiery Response from Border Czar
**Washington D.C.** – Following Selena Gomez’s tearful Instagram video condemning recent ICE deportation raids, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Tom Homan, has defended the agency’s actions. Gomez, whose father is Mexican, described the raids as an “attack on all my people,” prompting a swift and forceful response from Homan.
Homan dismissed criticism of the operation, which saw over 2,000 arrests across several days, stating that ICE targeted individuals posing “public safety and national security threats,” not families. He cited a purported 600% increase in sex trafficking and the presence of terrorists on the border as justification for the crackdown, calling the situation at the southern border the “biggest national security threat in his lifetime.”
He further challenged critics, stating, “If they don’t like it, then go to Congress and change the law.” Homan also pointed to potential reductions in fentanyl deaths, illegal alien crimes, and human trafficking as positive outcomes of stricter border enforcement.
Gomez’s video, which was later deleted after receiving backlash, generated significant online attention. While she has been a vocal advocate for immigrant rights, data from the Migration Policy Institute indicates that deportation numbers under President Biden’s administration have mirrored those of Trump’s first term. The recent ICE operation was the largest since Trump’s return to office. Homan, who oversaw the Chicago portion of the operation, offered no apologies for the agency’s actions.
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